Alan Saunders (public servant)

Sir Alan Arthur Saunders OBE (15 December 1892 – 26 February 1957) was an English cricketer and businessman. Saunders was a right-handed batsman, though his bowling style is unknown. He was born at Brighton, Sussex. He served as chairman of the British Sugar Corporation and the National Research Development Corporation.

Alan Saunders

Personal information
Full name	Alan Arthur Saunders
Born	(1892-12-15)15 December 1892 Brighton, Sussex, England
Died	26 February 1957(1957-02-26) (aged 64) Hove, Sussex, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1922–1923	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 12 Runs scored 186 Batting average 11.62 100s/50s –/– Top score 36 Balls bowled 260 Wickets 2 Bowling average 64.50 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/6 Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 December 2011

Military career

Saunders served in the Royal Engineers as an acting major during the First World War for which he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[1]

Cricketing career

Saunders made his first-class debut for Sussex against Hampshire in the 1922 County Championship. He made eleven further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1923 County Championship.[2] In his eleven first-class matches, he scored 186 runs at an average of 11.62, with a high score of 36.[3] With the ball, he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 64.50, with best figures of 1/6.[4]

Business career

Saunders acted as Co-ordinator of Building Supplies for the Ministry of Health in the late 1940s for which role he was knighted.[5] He became chairman of the British Sugar Corporation in 1949[6] and also served as chairman of the National Research Development Corporation from 1955.[7] He died at Hove, Sussex on 26 February 1957.[8] His widow, Lady Saunders, died in 1974.[9]

References

1. "No. 31092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1919. p. 10.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Alan Saunders". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alan Saunders". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
4. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Alan Saunders". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
5. "No. 38493". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1949. p. 2.
6. "Sugar Bill". Hansard. 10 November 1955. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
7. "News in Brief". The Chemist and the Druggist. 20 August 1955. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
8. "Development of Inventions Bill". Hansard. 14 November 1958. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
9. "Archive". The Times. 1974. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

External links

• Alan Saunders at ESPNcricinfo
• Alan Saunders at CricketArchive