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| Full name | Alexander Kian Russell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 2002 Newport, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24–2024/25 | Mashonaland Eagles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,9 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alexander Kian Russell (born 17 April 2002) is an English cricketer,born in Wales. He has played for Northamptonshire in England and Mashonaland Eagles in Zimbabwe. [1]
Russell was educated in Gloucestershire at Chosen Hill School and Hartpury College,where he studied for a Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science. [1] [2] A leg-spin bowler and tail-end batsman,he made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire in the 2023 season. In his second match he took 6 for 175 when Northamptonshire lost to Kent by an innings and 15 runs. [3]
Russell began playing for Mashonaland Eagles in the 2023–24 Zimbabwe season. [4] In consecutive matches in the Logan Cup in January 2024 he took 6 for 72 and 4 for 192 against Mountaineers [5] and 5 for 38 and 7 for 84 against Matabeleland Tuskers. [6] He finished as the top wicket-taker in the competition with 37 wickets at an average of 30.97 and an economy rate of 4.98 runs per over. [7] He was equal second in the 2024–25 Logan Cup,with 41 wickets at an average of 29.29,and took five or more wickets in an innings six times. [8]