Alan George Ernest Ealham (born 8 August 1944) is a former English professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club. He was born at Willesborough in Kent in 1944.
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Full name | Alan George Ernest Ealham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1944-08-08) 8 August 1944 (age 78) Willesborough, Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Middle-order batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Mark Ealham (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1966–1982 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 December 2008 |
Ealham made his first-class cricket debut in 1966 after serving an apprenticeship as a welder.[1] He won his county cap in 1970 and captained the club between 1978 and 1980.[1] As captain he led the county to victory in the County Championship and the Benson and Hedges Cup in 1978.[2] He was an outstanding fielder and was 12th man for the England cricket team on a number of occasions,[1] taking two catches in the Ashes Test match against Australia at Lord's at the start of the 1977 series.[3] After playing he retained his links with Kent and was Second XI coach for a number of years.[1]
He is the father of Mark Ealham who also played cricket for Kent and England, and who was also a County Championship winner (with Nottinghamshire).
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Preceded by Asif Iqbal |
Kent County Cricket Club captain 1978–1980 |
Succeeded by Asif Iqbal |