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Alfred Cliff

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Alfred Cliff
Personal information
Full name
Alfred Talbot Cliff
Born27 October 1878
Brigg, Lincolnshire, England
Died25 January 1966(1966-01-25) (aged 87)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1912–1920Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 39
Runs scored 986
Batting average 13.69
100s/50s –/4
Top score 81*
Balls bowled 649
Wickets 8
Bowling average 53.25
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/4
Catches/stumpings 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 July 2022

Alfred Talbot Cliff (27 October 1878 – 25 January 1966) was an English first-class cricketer. Holding amateur status, Cliff was a right-handed batsman and slow left arm bowler who played 39 times for Worcestershire between 1912 and 1920. He scored 986 runs at 13.69 and took eight wickets, though never more than one in a single innings: his first scalp, when playing against Kent, was England Test batsman Frank Woolley.

Cliff was born in Scawby Grove, Brigg, Lincolnshire; he died in Oxford at the age of 87.

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