Alan Preston
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alan Herbert Preston | ||
Date of birth | 29 October 1932 | ||
Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
Date of death | 2 September 2004 | (aged 71)||
Place of death | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Victoria University | |||
National team | |||
New Zealand | 3 | (0) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Alan Herbert Preston (29 October 1932 – 2 September 2004) was a New Zealand football (soccer) player and cricketer who represented the New Zealand national football team[1] and played 38 first-class matches for Wellington and two for the North Island.[2]
Football[]
Preston made his full All Whites debut in a 2–1 win over Australia on 14 August 1954 and played twice over the next two weeks against the same opposition, losing both 1–4.[3]
Cricket[]
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Batting | Right-hand batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1955–1963 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 9 September 2009 |
A right hand batsman and right arm medium pace bowler, Preston played 38 matches for Wellington and two for a North Island XI against the South Island between 1955 and 1963. He averaged 24.54 runs in 69 innings, and had career best bowling figures of 3 for 32.[2]
References[]
- ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- ^ a b "Alan Preston". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- ^ "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
Categories:
- 1932 births
- 2004 deaths
- New Zealand association footballers
- New Zealand international footballers
- New Zealand cricketers
- Wellington cricketers
- Association football forwards
- North Island cricketers