Fred le Roux

Frederick Louis le Roux (5 February 1882 – 22 September 1963) was a South African cricketer.[1]

Fred le Roux

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Louis le Roux
Born	5 February 1882 Somerset East, Cape Colony
Died	22 September 1963 (aged 81) Durban, Natal, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	South Africa
Only Test	14 February 1914 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 1 34 Runs scored 1 1,258 Batting average 0.50 28.59 100s/50s 0/0 2/9 Top score 1 102 Balls bowled 54 3572 Wickets 0 93 Bowling average – 19.75 5 wickets in innings 0 6 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling – 6/28 Catches/stumpings 0/– 15/–
Source: CricInfo, 20 January 2019

Le Roux was born in Somerset East, Cape Colony.[2] He was in a pool of players for consideration for the 1912 Triangular Tournament in England, but was not selected by the committee to travel.[3] He played in his only Test match in February 1914, during England's tour to South Africa. He scored just one run in his two innings and bowled nine overs without taking a wicket. He also captained Transvaal in domestic cricket for several seasons.[4][5] He died, aged 81, in Durban, Natal.[1]

References

1. "Fred le Roux". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
2. Fred le Roux, CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
3. "Tour of England 1912 (The Triangular Tournament)". Test Cricket Tours. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
4. Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (19 January 1996). World Cricketers: A Biographical Dictionary. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780192100054. Retrieved 19 January 2019 – via Google Books.
5. "Obituaries in 1964". Wisden. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 19 January 2019.