Algernon Griffiths
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Algernon Sydney Griffiths (23 May 1847 – 18 April 1899) was an English first-class cricketer active 1867–73 who played for Middlesex. He was born in Marylebone and died in West Kensington.[1] He was the son of George Richard Griffiths and Letitia Chatfield. According to an entry in Burke's Landed Gentry,[2] he was a brevet colonel and lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Artillery. In the Army List of 1888, he was described as a major.[3] His brother, Herbert, was also a first-class cricketer.
References
- ^ "Algernon Griffiths" at ESPNcricinfo
- ^ "Griffiths, Algernon Sydney" in Burke's Landed Gentry: 17th Edition 1952: Copeland-Griffiths of Potterne: p.1083. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Algernon Sydney Griffiths" in Annual Army List for 1888, p. 72: line 14. Retrieved 9 September 2019]
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