Alfred Haines (cricketer)
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Alfred Hubert Haines (27 August 1877 – 30 May 1935) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Gloucestershire.
Life
He was the son of Alfred Henry Haines, a surgeon.{{cite news |title=Marriages |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000183/19050405/001/0001 |work=London Evening Standard |date=5 April 1905|page=1}}
A right-handed batsman from Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, and an alumnus of Merchant Taylor's School, Haines played sporadic first-class games for Gloucestershire, making seven appearances between 1901 and 1910.{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/14439.html | title=Player Profile: Alfred Haines | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | accessdate=7 May 2014}} He also played for Wye College between 1910 and 1912.{{cite web | url=https://cricketarchive.com/Gloucestershire/Players/29/29868/all_teams.html | title=Teams Played For | publisher=Cricket Archive | accessdate=7 May 2014 | archive-date=8 May 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508062338/http://cricketarchive.com/Gloucestershire/Players/29/29868/all_teams.html | url-status=dead }} Across his seven appearances, he scored 117 runs at a batting average of 10.63, and a best of 23. He died in Ashford, Kent.
Family
Haines married in 1905 Phyllis Godby, daughter of Charles Vincent Godby.
His sons both played cricket: David was born in June 1913 and played for Devon County Cricket Club, while Claude Vincent Godby Haines - known as Bob Haines - played for Glamorgan between 1933 and 1934.{{cite web | url=https://cricketarchive.com/Gloucestershire/Players/29/29868/29868.html | title=Player Profile: Alfred Haines | publisher=Cricket Archive | accessdate=7 May 2014 | archive-date=8 May 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508061220/http://cricketarchive.com/Gloucestershire/Players/29/29868/29868.html | url-status=dead }}
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Category:People from Long Sutton, Lincolnshire