| Henry Frere | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Henry Tobias Frere |
| Birth Date: | 27 September 1830 |
| Birth Place: | Odiham, Hampshire, England |
| Death Place: | Westbourne, Sussex, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm roundarm fast |
| Role: | Occasional wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Hampshire (pre-county club) |
| Year1: | 1850 |
| Club2: | Hampshire |
| Year2: | 1863–1866 |
| Club3: | Sussex |
| Year3: | 1868 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 13 |
| Runs1: | 177 |
| Bat Avg1: | 9.83 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 26 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,864 |
| Wickets1: | 24 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 26.95 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/20 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/2 |
| Date: | 12 February |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/12924.html Cricinfo |
Henry Tobias Frere (27 September 1830 – 15 August 1881) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of Tobias Frere, he was born at Odiham in September 1830. Frere made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against an All-England Eleven at Southampton in 1850. Five years passed before his next appearance in first-class cricket, which came for the Gentlemen of England against the Marylebone Cricket Club. He featured regularly for Gentlemen sides in the late 1850s, including playing in the Gentlemen v Players fixture.[1] In 1864, he played for the nascent Hampshire County Cricket Club in their inaugural first-class match, played against Sussex at Southampton; he would play for Hampshire until 1866, making five further appearances.[1] In 1868, Frere played one first-class match for Sussex against Middlesex at Hove.[1] Later in October 1868, he played a minor match for Surrey against the touring Australian Aboriginal cricket team. He also played minor matches for Wiltshire.[2] Considered a 'crack shot',[2] in thirteen appearances in first-class cricket he scored 177 runs at an average of 9.83, with a highest score of 26. With the ball, he took 24 wickets with his roundarm fast bowling at a bowling average of 26.95; he took one five wicket haul of 5 for 20. As an occasional wicket-keeper, he made two stumpings.[3] Frere died in August 1881 at Westbourne, Sussex.[4]