Alfred John Wendt (1913–1996) was a Fijian

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er. Wendt was born in Levuka,

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. He made his first-class debut for

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in 1948 against

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during Fiji's 1947/48 tour of

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, where he played one first-class match during the tour against

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. In his two first-class matches for Fiji he scored 67 runs at a batting average of 16.75, with a high score of 41. Wendt also represented Fiji in six non first-class matches for Fiji on their 1947/48 tour of New Zealand, with his final match for Fiji coming against Bay of Plenty.

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