Alfred Postles (16 June 1903 – 11 August 1976) was a New Zealand
cricket
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er. He played 31
first-class matches for
Auckland between 1924 and 1943.
Alf Postles was a batsman and occasional off-spin bowler who captained Auckland for three seasons, in each of which they won the
Plunket Shield: 1933–34, 1937-38 and 1938–39. His best match was against
Canterbury in the 1937-38 Plunket Shield, when he made his highest score, 103, and took his best figures, 4 for 20, and Auckland beat Canterbury by an innings and 193 runs. He later served as president of the Auckland Cricket Association and of the
New Zealand Cricket Council.
Postles was educated at
Auckland Grammar School
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. He married Marjorie Jeffries in Auckland on 27 January 1930. He served as a
lieutenant in the
New Zealand Army
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during
World War II, stationed in New Zealand.
His son
Bryce played for Auckland in the 1950s.
See also
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List of Auckland representative cricketers
This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, list A or Twenty20 cricket for Auckland cricket team. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons.
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References
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1903 births
1976 deaths
New Zealand cricketers
Auckland cricketers
Cricketers from Auckland
People educated at Auckland Grammar School
New Zealand cricket administrators
North Island Army cricketers
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