Albertus Eckhoff (24 June 1875 – 1 April 1949) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played 15 first-class matches for Otago between the 1899–00 and 1914–15 seasons.
Eckhoff was born at Dunedin in 1875. He worked as a blacksmith.McCarron, Tony (2010). New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 47. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Principally a bowler, he made his representative debut for Otago against Wellington at the Basin Reserve as a late replacement for John Harkness,Cricket, New Zealand Times, vol, LXX, issue 3936, 30 December 1899, p. 7. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 28 May 2023. although he did not take a wicket in the match and was generally considered not to be the best alternative available for Otago.Cricket: Otago v Wellington, New Zealand Mail, 4 January 1900, p. 32 (Available online, at Papers Past. Retrieved 28 May 2023.) Despite his performance, he retained his place for Otago's last representative match of the season, again due to other players being unavailable.Cricket, Otago Witness, issue 2392, 4 January 1900, p. 41. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 28 May 2023.)
In his 15 first-class matches Eckhoff took 21 wickets, with best figures of 6/21―figures from his second representative match, a performance which The Press called "sensational", commenting that although "he sent down a lot of loose stuff, he also bowled some really good balls";Cricket: Canterbury v Otago, The Press, vol. LVII, issue 10547, 6 January 1900, p. 5. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 28 May 2023.) the Dunedin Evening Star's reporter was of the opinion that "he will do great things for Otago yet".Cricket, Otago v Canterbury, Evening Star, issue 11133, 8 January 1900, p. 4. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 28 May 2023.) As a batsman he scored a total of 112 runs wit a highest score of 19.Albertus Eckhoff, CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 May 2023. He died suddenly at Wellington in 1949 aged 73.Deaths, Otago Daily Times, issue 27047, 4 April 1949, p. 1. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 28 May 2023.)
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