Full name Alfred George Tuppin Name Alfred Tuppin | Bowling style Right-arm medium Batting style Right-handed Role Cricket Player | |
Died July 20, 2003, Haywards Heath, United Kingdom | ||
Alfred George Tuppin (17 December 1911 – 20 July 2003) was an English cricketer. Tuppin was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Brighton, Sussex.
Tuppin made his first-class debut for Sussex against Lancashire in the 1935 County Championship at the County Ground, Hove. He made 22 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in the 1939 County Championship. Tuppin's role within the Sussex team was a bowler, with him 56 wickets in his nine first-class matches, at an average of 29.03, with best figures of 5/30. He took four five wicket hauls, with his best figures coming against Worcestershire in 1937. With the bat, he scored 294 runs at a batting average of 11.76, with a high score of 31 not out.
He died at Haywards Heath, Sussex, on 20 July 2003.