John Frederick (English cricketer)

John St John Frederick (6 January 1846 – 10 September 1907) was an English first-class cricketer who played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm roundarm fast bowler.[1]

John Frederick
Personal information
Full nameJohn St John Frederick
Born(1846-01-06)6 January 1846
London, England
Died10 September 1907(1907-09-10) (aged 61)
Camberley, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm roundarm fast
RelationsEdward Frederick, (Nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1866–1869Marylebone Cricket Club
1864Middlesex
1864–1869Hampshire
1864–1867Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 25
Runs scored 635
Batting average 14.76
100s/50s –/–
Top score 44
Balls bowled 212
Wickets 4
Bowling average 26.50
5 wickets in innings 4/45
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 February 2010

Life and career

Frederick was a son of Edward Frederick, a British Army officer. He was educated at Eton, where he played for the school in the Eton and Harrow match in 1861,[2] and Christ Church, Oxford.[3] He made his first-class debut for Oxford University in 1864 against the Marylebone Cricket Club. In the 1864 season, he represented Oxford University in five first-class matches, and he was awarded his blue by appearing in the match against Cambridge University, which Oxford won by four wickets; his contribution, however, was just a single run in his two innings.[4]

Frederick also made his debut for Hampshire against Middlesex in the same season. In the return match against Middlesex, he claimed all of his four first-class wickets in Middlesex's first innings with figures of 4/45.

Later in the season Frederick also made his debut for Middlesex, representing the county in a single first-class match against the Marylebone Cricket Club. He made yet another first-class debut in the 1864 season, this time for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club against the Gentlemen of Kent.

In 1866 Frederick played for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Surrey. He represented the Marylebone Cricket Club in one further first-class match during that season against the Gentlemen of Kent. In addition, he represented Oxford University in a single first-class match against Southgate and played for Hampshire in a single first-class match against Surrey.

In the 1867 season, Frederick represented Oxford University in four first-class matches, the last of which came against Surrey. In his ten first-class matches for the University, he scored 188 runs at a batting average of 11.05, with a high score of 39.

In 1868, Frederick played for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent. In 1869 he played for Hampshire against the MCC and his final career first-class match was for the MCC against Kent.

Frederick had a military career. In 1876, he is recorded as a lieutenant in the Inniskilling Dragoons and was appointed as aide-de-camp to the commanding officer of the Cavalry Brigade at Aldershot.[5] In reports of MCC meetings in The Times in the 1890s, Frederick, who was on the committee, is identified as "Captain J. St J. Frederick".[6]

Frederick died at Camberley, Surrey on 10 September 1907 after what was described as "a long illness".[7] The death notice records that he was a member of the Junior Carlton Club.

Family

Frederick's nephew Edward Frederick also represented Hampshire in first-class cricket, as well as the Europeans (India).

References
  1. "John Frederick". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  2. "The Eton XI from the 1861 cricket match against Harrow". Getty Images.
  3. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Frederick, John St. John" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  4. "Scorecard: Oxford University v Cambridge University". www.cricketarchive.com. 13 June 1864. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  5. "Naval and Military Intelligence", The Times, London (28706), p. 8, 12 August 1876
  6. "The Marylebone Club", The Times, London (33630), p. 10, 5 May 1892
  7. "Deaths", The Times, London (38437), p. 1, 13 September 1907
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