Frederick Liggins Explained

Frederick Liggins
Fullname:Frederick Collingwood Liggins
Birth Date:5 June 1873
Birth Place:Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Death Place:Perth, Western Australia
Role:Batsman
Club1:Otago
Type1:FC
Debutdate1:7 November
Debutyear1:1896
Debutfor1:Otago
Debutagainst1:Canterbury
Lastdate1:31 December
Lastyear1:1900
Lastfor1:Otago
Lastagainst1:Auckland
Hidedeliveries:true
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:8
Runs1:129
Bat Avg1:11.72
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:24
Catches/Stumpings1:4/–
Date:15 May
Year:2016
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37655.html ESPNcricinfo

Frederick Collingwood Liggins (5 June 1873  - 28 May 1926) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Otago between the 1896–97 and 1900–01 seasons.[1]

Liggins was born at Dunedin in 1873 and educated at Otago Boys' High School in the city.[2] He was described as a "batsman of the steady and slow order".[3] His highest score for Otago was the 25 he scored against the touring Australians in 1896–97 when Otago needed 82 to win the match in their second innings but were dismissed for 64.[4] Described in an obituary as "well known throughout New Zealand as a cricketer",[5] in his eight first-class matches he scored a total of 129 runs.[6]

He moved to Perth, Western Australia, where he was the manager of the Standard Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand. He served as the insurance companies' representative on the Perth Fire Brigades Board for 12 years before he died in May 1926 after a short illness at the age of 52.[2] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frederick Liggins . 15 May 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 80. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  3. Cricket . New Zealand Herald . 23 December 1899 . 7 .
  4. Web site: Otago v Australians 1896–97 . CricketArchive . 7 May 2020.
  5. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19260601.2.122 Obituary
  6. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/22/22307/22307.html Frederick Liggins
  7. Personal. The West Australian. 29 May 1926. 10. 30 January 2018.