Alan Halford

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Alan Halford

| image =

| country = England

| international =

| fullname = Alan John Halford

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|11|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Leicester, Leicestershire, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|1984|9|25|1934|11|1|df=y}}

| death_place = Málaga, Spain

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| batting = Unknown

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| role =

| family =

| club1 = Norfolk

| year1 = 1967–1970

| clubnumber1 =

| columns = 1

| column1 = List A

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = 5

| bat avg1 = 2.50

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 5

| deliveries1 = 144

| wickets1 = 2

| bowl avg1 = 53.50

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = 1/34

| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–

| date = 29 June

| year = 2011

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15103.html Cricinfo

}}

Alan John Halford (1 November 1934 – 25 September 1984) was an English cricketer. Halford's batting style is unknown, but he was a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He was born in Leicester, Leicestershire.

Halford made his debut for Norfolk in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Halford played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1967 to 1969, which included 18 Minor Counties Championship appearances.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34633/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Alan Halford|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=29 June 2011}} He made his List A debut against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup. In this match, he took the wicket of Phil Sharpe for the cost of 34 runs from 12 overs, while with the bat he was dismissed for 5 runs by Chris Old.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/30/30005.html|title=Norfolk v Yorkshire, 1969 Gillette Cup|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=29 June 2011}} He made a further List A appearance against Middlesex in the 1970 Gillette Cup.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34633/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Alan Halford|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=29 June 2011}} In this match, he took the wicket of Clive Radley for the cost of 73 runs from 12 overs, while with the bat he was dismissed for a duck by John Price.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/30/30754.html|title=Middlesex v Norfolk, 1970 Gillette Cup|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=29 June 2011}}