Albert Powell
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Albert "Bertie" William Powell (July 18 1873 - September 11, 1948) was a South Africa
n sportsman who played both international cricket
and rugby union
for South Africa.
Powell was born in Kimberley, Cape Province
in 1873; he was a good all-rounder for the period with safe hands in the field, he played sporadically for Griqualand West
from 1892/93 to 1904/05. When Lord Hawke brought England
to South Africa
in 1898/99, Powell was selected for the second Test
, played at Cape Town. Although England won the match comprehensively by 210 runs, despite a first innings
deficit of 85, Powell scored 5 and 11 (South Africa’s top scorer in their second innings), took 1 wicket
for 10 runs and held two catches.
In 1896 Powell played at centre for the South Africa national rugby union team
in the third Test of the British Isles tour of South Africa
. This would be his one and only international rugby cap.
His death in Rondebosch
, Cape Town
in 1948 went unrecorded and therefore no obituary appeared within Wisden for him at the time.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n sportsman who played both international cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
and rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
for South Africa.
Powell was born in Kimberley, Cape Province
Cape Province
The Province of the Cape of Good Hope was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa...
in 1873; he was a good all-rounder for the period with safe hands in the field, he played sporadically for Griqualand West
Griqualand West cricket team
The Griqualand West cricket team is the first-class cricket team that represents the province of Griqualand West in South Africa. For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, Griqualand West has merged with Free State to form the Eagles from October 2004....
from 1892/93 to 1904/05. When Lord Hawke brought England
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
to South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
in 1898/99, Powell was selected for the second Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
, played at Cape Town. Although England won the match comprehensively by 210 runs, despite a first innings
Innings
An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably cricket and baseball during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. In cricket, the term innings is both singular and plural and is...
deficit of 85, Powell scored 5 and 11 (South Africa’s top scorer in their second innings), took 1 wicket
Wicket
In the sport of cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings:-Definitions of wicket:Most of the time, the wicket is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch...
for 10 runs and held two catches.
In 1896 Powell played at centre for the South Africa national rugby union team
South Africa national rugby union team
The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
in the third Test of the British Isles tour of South Africa
1896 British Lions tour to South Africa
1896 British Isles tour to South Africa was a rugby union tour undertaken by the British Isles, one of the first British and Irish Lions tours. The team toured South Africa for the second time in 1896. Between July 11 and September 5, they played 21 games, including four tests against South Africa...
. This would be his one and only international rugby cap.
His death in Rondebosch
Rondebosch
Rondebosch is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. It is primarily a residential suburb, with a medium-size shopping area, a small business district as well as the main campus of the University of Cape Town.-History:...
, Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
in 1948 went unrecorded and therefore no obituary appeared within Wisden for him at the time.