# Alexander French

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alexander_French
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alexander_French.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_French
> Source revision: 1318010058
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{short description|Hong Kong cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
|                name = Alexander French
|               image = 
|             country = Hong Kong
|            fullname = Alexander Niall French
|          birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|12|1|df=yes}}
|         birth_place = [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong)
|            nickname = 
|            heightft = 
|          heightinch = 
|             heightm = 
|             batting = Right-handed
|             bowling = Right-arm [off break](/source/off_break)
|                role = 
|              family = 
|       international = true
|        odidebutdate = 16 July
|        odidebutyear = 2004
|     odidebutagainst = Bangladesh
|              odicap = 3
|         lastodidate = 18 July
|         lastodiyear = 2004
|      lastodiagainst = Pakistan
|            odishirt = 
|               club1 = [Wales Minor Counties](/source/Wales_Minor_Counties_Cricket_Club)
|               year1 = 2001–2002
|             columns = 3
|             column1 = [ODI](/source/One_Day_International)
|            matches1 = 2
|               runs1 = 24
|            bat avg1 = 12.00
|           100s/50s1 = 0/0
|          top score1 = 14
|         deliveries1 = 72
|            wickets1 = 1
|           bowl avg1 = 67.00
|            fivefor1 = 0
|             tenfor1 = 0
|       best bowling1 = 1/51
|  catches/stumpings1 = 2/–
|             column2 = [LA](/source/List_A_cricket)
|            matches2 = 4
|               runs2 = 40
|            bat avg2 = 10.00
|           100s/50s2 = 0/0
|          top score2 = 15
|         deliveries2 = 150
|            wickets2 = 4
|           bowl avg2 = 31.50
|            fivefor2 = 0
|             tenfor2 = 0
|       best bowling2 = 3/35
|  catches/stumpings2 = 2/–
|             column3 = [ICC T](/source/ICC_Trophy)
|            matches3 = 9
|               runs3 = 27
|            bat avg3 = 3.37
|           100s/50s3 = 0/0
|          top score3 = 13
|         deliveries3 = 126
|            wickets3 = 3
|           bowl avg3 = 33.00
|            fivefor3 = 0
|             tenfor3 = 0
|       best bowling3 = 2/43
|  catches/stumpings3 = 7/–
|                date = 29 September
|                year = 2009
|              source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/66/66451/66451.html CricketArchive
}}
'''Alexander Niall French''' (born 1 December 1980) is a Hong Kong [cricket](/source/cricket)er who has played two [One Day International](/source/One_Day_International)s and nine [ICC Trophy](/source/ICC_Trophy) matches for [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong_cricket_team). French made his debut aged 16 at the [1997 ICC Trophy](/source/1997_ICC_Trophy) in [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia), and played four matches, scoring 22 runs with a highest score of 13 in the debut match against [Italy](/source/Italian_cricket_team). Despite having the third-worst batting average of the entire team — only ahead of Steven Foster and specialist bowler Mohamed Zubair — French was also in the squad for the [2001 ICC Trophy](/source/2001_ICC_Trophy), where he contribute even fewer runs. In four innings, he compiled five runs, although his [off break](/source/off_break)s also yielded three wickets — all falling in losing causes. French's batting average of 1.25 in the tournament was now the second-worst, although his three wickets were the fifth-best bowling performance for the team.

Though his batting performances thus far had been less than impressive, French was retained for the [2004 Asia Cup](/source/2004_Asia_Cup), and was even chosen to bat at number three, usually the position occupied by the best batsman. He made double-figure scores against both [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladeshi_cricket_team) and [Pakistan](/source/Pakistani_cricket_team), but it was not enough to retain his spot in the team for the [2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup](/source/2005_ICC_Intercontinental_Cup). French has also played for [Cardiff UCCE](/source/Cardiff_University_Centre_of_Cricketing_Excellence), [Glamorgan's](/source/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club) Second XI, and [Wales Minor Counties](/source/Wales_Minor_Counties_Cricket_Club).

== References ==

* {{ESPNcricinfo|id=24124}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:French, Alexander}}
Category:Hong Kong One Day International cricketers
Category:21st-century Hong Kong sportsmen
Category:Hong Kong cricketers
Category:1980 births
Category:Living people
Category:Wales National County cricketers

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Alexander French](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_French) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_French?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.