| Frank Joplin | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Birth Date: | 27 February 1894 |
| Birth Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Wellington |
| Year1: | 1913/14 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 4 |
| Runs1: | 162 |
| Bat Avg1: | 23.14 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 80 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | 30 May |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/37524.html Cricinfo |
Frank Joplin (27 February 1894 – 1 March 1984) was a New Zealand cricketer who played four matches of first-class cricket for Wellington in the 1913-14 season.[1]
Joplin was born in Wellington and attended Wellington College before going to Victoria College for his university studies.[2] A weak heart owing to childhood rheumatic fever prevented him from serving in the armed forces in World War I.[3] He became a teacher, taking up a position at Wellington College.[4]
A middle-order batsman, Joplin's most successful first-class match was in January 1914 against Otago, when he top-scored for Wellington with 80 and 22 in their 85-run victory.[5] In a senior club match in Wellington in 1914-15 he scored 199 not out in four hours.[6]
He married Mary Feist in Wellington in December 1921.[7] Their son Graham Joplin was a prominent endocrinologist.[8]