Alfred Powlesland’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro British cricketer
Was Athlete 
Cricketer 
From United Kingdom 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 7 August 1875, Newton Abbot, United Kingdom
Death 25 March 1941, Chudleigh, United Kingdom
(aged 65 years)
Star sign Leo

Alfred Powlesland (7 August 1875 – 25 February 1941) was an English cricket player. He was a member of the gold medal winning Great Britain cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time cricket has featured in the Olympic games. In the only match against France, Powlesland scored 10 in Great Britain’s first innings and 4 in the second. He took two wickets in the French first innings and three wickets for 15 runs in their second. Little is known of his cricket career outside the Olympics except that he played for Exeter in 1900.

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