Alexander Brewer

Alexander Newton Brewer (10 September 1906 — 18 January 1984) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Alexander Brewer

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Newton Brewer
Born	10 September 1906 Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Died	10 January 1984(1984-01-10) (aged 77) Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1939/40	Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 18 Batting average 4.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 10 Balls bowled 12 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 October 2023

Brewer was born at Rochdale in September 1906. He made his debut in first-class cricket whilst in British India for the Europeans against the Hindus at Bombay in the 1939–40 Bombay Pentangular.^[1] Brewer received an emergency commission in the British Indian Army during the Second World War, being appointed as a second lieutenant in June 1941.^[2] Following the war, he made a second appearance in first-class cricket for S. A. Shete's XI against A. A. Jasdenwala's XI at Bombay in November 1946.^[1] In his two first-class matches, he scored a total of 18 runs with a highest score of 10.^[3] Brewer died at Blackpool in January 1984.