Alan Ealham

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Alan George Ernest Ealham (born 8 August 1944) is a former English professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club. He was born at Willesborough in Kent in 1944.

Ealham made his first-class cricket debut in 1966 after serving an apprenticeship as a welder.^[1] He won his county cap in 1970 and captained the club between 1978 and 1980.^[1]^[2] As captain he led the county to victory in the County Championship and the Benson and Hedges Cup in 1978.^[3] He was an outstanding fielder and was 12th man for the England cricket team on a number of occasions,^[1] taking two catches in the Ashes Test match against Australia at Lord's at the start of the 1977 series.^[4]^[5] After playing he retained his links with Kent and was Second XI coach for a number of years.^[1]

He is the father of Mark Ealham who also played cricket for Kent and England, and who was also a County Championship winner (with Nottinghamshire).

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