Alfred Powlesland was an English 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...

 player. He was a member of the gold medal winning Great Britain cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics

1900 Summer Olympics

The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...

, the only time cricket has featured in the Olympic games. In the only match against France

French cricket team

The France national cricket team is the team that represents the country of France in international cricket matches. They became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in 1998, having previously been an affiliate member since 1987. They won Silver medal in the 1900 Olympic Games...

, Powlesland scored 10 in Great Britain's first innings and 4 in the second. He took two wickets in the French first innings and three wickets for 15 runs in their second. Little is known of his cricket career outside the Olympics except that he played for Exeter in 1900.