Alfred George Eckhold (28 December 1885 – 24 October 1931) was an Australian-New Zealand sportsman who played first-class cricket for Otago and represented the All-Blacks at rugby union.
He returned to his country of birth in 1907, with the New Zealand national rugby union team.
When back home in New Zealand, Eckhold played with the Southern Rugby Club in Dunedin and for Otago.
[3] Four of his first-class matches were in the Plunket Shield [4] Eckhold made his highest score of 60 not out, against Wellington at Basin Reserve in 1915, after making a duck in the first innings.
His effort, coupled with an unbeaten century from captain and England Test cricketer Jack Crawford, allowed Otago to hold on for a draw and it also set an eight wicket record for the team.