Alan Preston
Personal information
Full name Alan Herbert Preston
Date of birth (1932-10-29)29 October 1932
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Date of death 2 September 2004(2004-09-02) (aged 71)
Place of death Wellington, New Zealand
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Victoria University
International career
New Zealand 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Herbert Preston (29 October 1932 – 2 September 2004) was a New Zealand football (soccer) player and cricketer who represented the New Zealand national football team[1] and played 38 first-class matches for Wellington and two for the North Island.[2]

Football

Preston made his full All Whites debut in a 2–1 win over Australia on 14 August 1954 and played twice over the next two weeks against the same opposition, losing both 1–4.[3]

Cricket

Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1955/56–1962/63Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 40
Runs scored 1,448
Batting average 24.54
100s/50s 1/8
Top score 122
Balls bowled 2,740
Wickets 32
Bowling average 34.46
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/32
Catches/stumpings 30/–
Source: CricketArchive, 9 September 2009

A right hand batsman and right arm medium pace bowler, Preston played 38 matches for Wellington and two for a North Island XI against the South Island between 1955 and 1963. He averaged 24.54 runs in 69 innings, and had career best bowling figures of 3 for 32.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Alan Preston". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  3. ↑ "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
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