Frank Martin (cricketer)

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Frank Martin West Indies (WI)

Batting style	Left-handed batsman (LHB)
Bowling type	Slow left-arm orthodox
	Tests	First-class
Matches	9	65
Runs scored	486	3,589
Batting average	28.58	37.77
100s/50s	1/0	6/16
Top score	123*	204*
Balls bowled	1,346	7854
Wickets	8	74
Bowling average	77.37	42.55
5 wickets in innings	0	1
10 wickets in match	0	0
Best bowling	3/91	5/90
Catches/stumpings	2/0	19/0
Test debut: 23 June 1928 Last Test: 27 February 1931 Source: [1]

Frank Reginald (Freddie) Martin (October 12, 1893-November 23, 1967) was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of England.

Martin was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He played in every Test in both of the West Indies' first two Test tours, in 1928 and in 1933. His Test career was relatively modest, but he did have one shining moment. In the fifth Test at Sydney of the 1933 tour, he scored an impressive 123* in the first innings against the strong Australian bowling of the day, earning a good part of Windies' 350 for 6. Later, on the defence, he took 4 wickets for 111 runs. This would become the West Indies' first victory away from home. This would be the last Test Martin played in (he was 37 at the time), but his contribution in Sydney in 1931 was phenomenal.

He died in Kingston at the age of seventy four.