Henry Frere Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Henry Frere. CricketArchive. 2 July 2023. subscription.
  2. Book: The Black Lords of Summer. Alexander Ashley. Mallett. University of Queensland Press. Brisbane. 2002. 92. 9780702232626. en.
  3. Web site: Player profile: Henry Frere. CricketArchive. 2 July 2023. subscription.
  4. News: Wills. Hampshire Post and Southsea Observer. 7. 8 June 1883. 2 July 2023. subscription. British Newspaper Archive.