Sydney Maartensz

Sydney Gratien Adair Maartensz (14 April 1882 in Colombo, Sri Lanka – 10 September 1967 in Pyrford, Woking, Surrey, England) was an English cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper he played first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1919.[2]

Sydney Maartensz

Personal information
Full name	Sydney Gratien Adair Maartensz
Born	(1882-04-14)14 April 1882 Colombo, Sri Lanka
Died	10 September 1967(1967-09-10) (aged 85) Pyrford, Woking, Surrey, England
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1919	Hampshire
First-class debut	9 June 1919 Hampshire v Middlesex
Last First-class	8 August 1919 Hampshire v Somerset
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 12 Runs scored 283 Batting average 18.86 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 60 Balls bowled 0 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 21/4
Source: CricketArchive, 9 December 2007

Before he played for Hampshire, Maartensz lived in Malaya, where he played for the Federated Malay States between 1909 and 1914, also playing for the Straits Settlements in matches against Hong Kong and Shanghai in 1909.[3]

During the 1919 English cricket season, he played twelve first-class matches for Hampshire, all but one of them in the County Championship.[4] He returned to play for the Federated Malay States in the 1920s, playing four times against the Straits Settlements and once against Hong Kong.[3]

References

1. Cricinfo profile
2. CricketArchive profile
3. Other matches played by Sydney Maartensz at CricketArchive
4. First-class matches played by Sydney Maartensz at CricketArchive