Alexander William Anstruther (3 October 1846 – 18 October 1902) was an Indian-born Scottish
first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for
Marylebone Cricket Club and
Sussex
Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...
. He was born in
Rajahmundry and died in
Wormit.
Anstruther made his debut in the 1873 season, playing for the MCC, though it wasn't until almost exactly a year later he made his next first-class appearance. Anstruther made six appearances for the MCC in total, before moving to play with Sussex.
Anstruther made his first appearance for Sussex in 1878, playing as captain and making the highest score of his debut Sussex innings. However, his team lost the match by an innings margin. He played four further games for the team that season, though his Sussex team failed to win a single one.
Following this, Anstruther played in just two first-class matches, both for the MCC, the first in 1880, and the final one seven years later.
Anstruther's nephew,
Robert Anstruther, played one first-class match in the 1910–11 season.
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1846 births
1902 deaths
Scottish cricketers
Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
Sussex cricketers
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British people in colonial India