Albert Woodland (10 June 1895 – 31 January 1955) was an English

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er who played first-class cricket for

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in 1920. Woodland was born in

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. He joined Derbyshire in the 1920 season and began in a game for the county against Dublin University. He made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in a match against

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during May 1920, playing as the third bowler and a tailend batsman, but took no wickets. His second and final first-class fixture came against

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when he bowled three overs and scored single figures in both innings. Woodland was a right-handed batsman with a top score of 19 not out, and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who bowled 15 overs without a wicket.Albert Woodland at Cricket Archive
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at the age of 59.

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