Sydney Maartensz

Who was Sydney Maartensz?

Sydney Gratien Adair Maartensz was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper he played first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1919.

Before he played for Hampshire, Maartensz lived in Malaya, where he played for the Federated Malay States between 1909 and 1914, also playing for the Straits Settlements in matches against Hong Kong and Shanghai in 1909.

During the 1919 English cricket season, he played twelve first-class matches for Hampshire, all but one of them in the County Championship. He returned to play for the Federated Malay States in the 1920s, playing four times against the Straits Settlements and once against Hong Kong.