Alexander Webbe England (Eng)
Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type	Right arm fast (RF)
	Tests	First-class
Matches	1	370
Runs scored	4	14,465
Batting average	2.00	24.81
100s/50s	0/0	14/60
Top score	4	243*
Balls bowled	0	7,699
Wickets	0	109
Bowling average	n/a	25.21
5 wickets in innings	0	2
10 wickets in match	0	0
Best bowling	n/a	5/23
Catches/stumpings	2/0	229/10
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Alexander Josiah Webbe (born 16 January 1855 in Bethnal Green, London, England; died 19 February 1941 at Fulvens Farm, Hoe, Abinger Hammer, Surrey, England) was a cricketer who played for Oxford University and Middlesex. He also played one Test match for England. January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Bethnal Green is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in the heart of Londons East End. ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Abinger Hammer, being situated on the A25 between Dorking and Guildford in the UK, was once a very important centre of the iron industry. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, one of the Home Counties. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Cricket is a team sport played between two groups of eleven players each. ... Oxford University Cricket Club (now subsumed into the Oxford University Centre of Cricketing Excellence) is a first-class cricket team. ... Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named after the historic county of Middlesex which their home ground, Lords Cricket Ground in London, is located. ... Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ...

After being schooled at Harrow, he went on to Trinity College, Oxford, where he got a Blue in his first year. He was twice captain of the University side. Whilst still at Oxford, Webbe played for the Gentlemen at Lord's and made 65 out of 203 in the opening stand, which he shared with WG Grace. There are several well-known bodies of this name (some independent institutions, others constituent colleges of a larger University); among the most well-known are: Trinity College, Cambridge (one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom) Trinity College, Dublin (sole constituent college of the... A lord is a male who has power and authority. ... William Gilbert Grace (July 18, 1848–October 23, 1915) was an English cricketer who, by his extraordinary skills, made cricket perhaps the first modern spectator sport, and who developed most of the techniques of modern batting. ...

Webbe first played for Middlesex in his first year at University, aged only 20. In 1878/9 he was one of the amateurs to tour Australia with Lord Harris, and it was on this tour that he played in his one and only Test, scoring only 4 and 0. 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... External link Cricinfo page on Lord Harris Categories: Cricket stubs | 1851 births | 1932 deaths | Cricketers | English cricketers | Oxford University cricketers | Kent cricketers | English batsmen | English test cricketers | English cricket captains ...

Webbe was appointed captain of Middlesex in 1885, a post he held to 1896. His best season as a batsman was his third as captain, when in 1887 he scored 1,244 runs at an average of 47 and made 243 not out against Yorkshire. 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... Yorkshire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Headingley in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ...

After he retired as a cricketer, he was secretary of Middlesex from 1900 to 1922 and President of Middlesex from 1923 to 1936. From 1886 until 1909 he was a member of the committee of the Marylebone Cricket Club. 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Lords 2005 The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), founded in 1787, was the original governing body of international cricket. ...

References

• Cricinfo page on Alexander Webbe
• CricketArchive page on Alexander Webbe
• Brief profile of A.J.Webbe by Don Ambrose