Thomas Fryer Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Thomas Skeeles Fryer
Birth Date:30 June 1793
Birth Place:Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
Death Place:Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdonshire, England
Batting:Unknown
Club1:Cambridge Town Club
Year1:1832
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:2
Runs1:0
Bat Avg1:0.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:0
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:3/–
Date:11 March
Year:2022
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/13303.html Cricinfo

Thomas Skeeles Fryer (30 June 1793 — 1 September 1861) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of Daniel Dryer and Elizabeth Skeeles, he was born at Chatteris in June 1793.[1] By profession, he was a brewer and later a brickmaker.[2] Fryer was appointed Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire in January 1826. He had a keen interest in cricket and was president of Chatteris Cricket Club; during his presidency the club was ambitious and engaged many of the leading Cambridgeshire cricketers of the time, including Daniel Hayward, Robert Glasscock and Francis Fenner.[3] Fryer himself played first-class cricket for Cambridge Town Club twice against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1832. The first of these was played at Lord's, while the second was played at Chatteris.[4] However, Fryer failed to score any runs in the two innings in which he batted.[5] In later life he was a deputy lieutenant for Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, and was additionally a justice of the peace for the two counties.[6] In August 1859, he was declared bankrupt.[2] Fryer died in September 1861 at Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdonshire.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed & Official Classes. Kelly's Directory. 1921. 621. 47. en.
  2. Neighbouring Counties. Herts Guardian, Agricultural Journal, and General Advertiser. 2 August 1859. p. 4
  3. Web site: A History of Cambridgeshire Cricket. www.cambscrickethistory.co.uk. 2022-03-12.
  4. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Thomas Fryer. CricketArchive. 2022-03-12. subscription.
  5. Web site: First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas Fryer. CricketArchive. 2022-03-12. subscription.
  6. Deaths. St. Neots Chronicle and Advertiser. 14 September 1861. p. 1