Country: | England |
Fullname: | Edward Tolfree |
Birth Date: | 12 July 1881 |
Birth Place: | Southampton, Hampshire, England |
Death Place: | West End, Hampshire, England |
Batting: | Unknown |
Bowling: | Unknown |
Club1: | Hampshire |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 5 |
Runs1: | 53 |
Bat Avg1: | 8.83 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 22 |
Deliveries1: | 324 |
Wickets1: | 2 |
Bowl Avg1: | 92.50 |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | 2/13 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
Date: | 17 January |
Year: | 2010 |
Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/21551.html Cricinfo |
Edward Tolfree (12 July 1881 – 20 March 1966) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of Edward Tolfree, he was born at Southampton in July 1881. Tolfree made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against the touring West Indians at Southampton in 1906, in what was his only appearance of that season. A single first-class appearance followed the following season against Warwickshire in the County Championship, followed by two further appearances in the 1909 County Championship against Surrey and Leicestershire.[1] Tolfree returned to play for Hampshire following the end of the First World War, making his only post-war appearance against Middlesex at Lord's in the 1919 County Championship;[1] his return to playing for Hampshire was likely necessitated by the impact the war had on Hampshire cricket, with many of its leading pre-war players being killed in action during the war.[2] In five first-class appearances, Tolfree scored 53 runs with a highest score of 22 not out,[3] while with the ball he took 2 wickets.[4]
By profession, he was a property auctioneer in Southampton.[5] Tolfree died in the Southampton suburb of West End in March 1966.