Albert Cheetham

Albert George Cheetham (7 December 1915 – 23 May 1997) was an Australian cricketer.^[1] He played 24 first-class matches for New South Wales and the Australian Services XI between 1936 and 1946.^[2]

Albert Cheetham

Cheetham in Egypt in 1941
Personal information
Full name	Albert George Cheetham
Born	(1915-12-07)7 December 1915 Sydney, Australia
Died	23 May 1997(1997-05-23) (aged 81) Melbourne, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1936/37–1945/46	New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 24 Runs scored 899 Batting average 20.90 100s/50s 0/5 Top score 85 Balls bowled 1,517 Wickets 42 Bowling average 36.11 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/75 Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 December 2016

Cheetham was an all-rounder, a middle-order batsman and opening bowler. He made his highest first-class score and took his best bowling figures in the same match: 85 and 4 for 75, when New South Wales defeated Queensland in the opening match of the 1939–40 Sheffield Shield.^[3]

In World War Two, Cheetham served in the Australian Army's anti-tank forces from 1940 to 1945, finishing with the rank of captain.^[4][5] He moved to Adelaide in late 1945 to work as the manager of an insurance company. He married Marion McLeish in Adelaide in July 1946.^[6]