Frederick Gross Explained

Frederick Gross
Country:England
Fullname:Frederick Albert Gross
Birth Date:17 September 1902
Birth Place:South Stoneham, Hampshire, England
Death Place:Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Leg break googly
Club1:Hampshire
Club2:Warwickshire
Year2:1934
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:35
Runs1:202
Bat Avg1:7.21
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:32
Deliveries1:3,251
Wickets1:51
Bowl Avg1:37.76
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:5/53
Catches/Stumpings1:18/–
Date:23 January
Year:2010
Source:http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/13479.html Cricinfo

Frederick Albert Gross (17 September 1902 — 11 March 1975) was an English first-class cricketer.

Gross was born in September 1902 at South Stoneham, Hampshire. He was educated at King Edward VI School, Southampton.[1] Gross made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Sussex at Portsmouth in the 1924 County Championship. He played first-class cricket for Hampshire until 1929, making 34 appearances.[2] In his 34 matches for Hampshire, he took 50 wickets with his leg break googly bowling, at an average of 37.00;[3] he took one five wicket haul, with figures of 5 for 53 against Yorkshire in 1927.[4] As a lower order batsman, he scored 202 runs with a highest score of 32 not out.[5] He later moved to Birmingham, where he took up employment with Mitchells & Butlers.[1] He played club cricket for the company cricket team, and in the 1934 County Championship he made a single appearance for Warwickshire against Yorkshire at Edgbaston;[2] notably, Gross took the wicket of Len Hutton in his first County Championship innings.[6] He died at Birmingham in March 1975.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A-Z (G6). www.hampshirecrickethistory.wordpress.com. 24 June 2023.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Frederick Gross. CricketArchive. 24 June 2023. subscription.
  3. Web site: First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Frederick Gross. CricketArchive. 24 June 2023. subscription.
  4. Web site: Yorkshire v Hampshire, County Championship 1927. CricketArchive. 24 June 2023. subscription.
  5. Web site: First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Frederick Gross. CricketArchive. 24 June 2023. subscription.
  6. Web site: Player profile: Frederick Gross. CricketArchive. 24 June 2023.
  7. The Cricketer, June 1975