John Childe-Freeman | |
Country: | Australia |
Fullname: | John Edward Childe-Freeman |
Birth Date: | 28 June 1935 |
Birth Place: | Brisbane, Queensland |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm leg-spin |
Club1: | Queensland |
Year1: | 1955-56 to 1961-62 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 28 |
Runs1: | 265 |
Bat Avg1: | 16.56 |
100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
Top Score1: | 55 not out |
Deliveries1: | 4520 |
Wickets1: | 52 |
Bowl Avg1: | 44.21 |
Fivefor1: | 2 |
Tenfor1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | 6/134 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/0 |
Date: | 30 September 2017 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/4742.html Cricinfo |
John Edward Childe-Freeman, usually known during his playing career as John Freeman (born 28 June 1935 in Brisbane) is a former cricketer for Queensland who played 28 matches of first-class cricket between 1956 and 1962.
Freeman was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on 28 June 1935. He attended Brisbane State High School.
A leg-spin bowler, Childe-Freeman had his best season in the Sheffield Shield in 1956–57, taking 23 wickets at an average of 34.04 and forming a leg-spinning partnership with Wal Walmsley (who took 28 wickets at 28.39) that helped Queensland achieve second place at the end of the season.[1] He took his best figures of 6 for 134 in the second match of the season, against Western Australia,[2] after taking 5 for 77 against New South Wales in the first match.[3]