Francis Fee

This article is about Frank Fee. For the Florida settler, see Francis Henry Fee.
Francis Fee
Cricket information
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Bowling style Right-arm medium-pace/off spin
International information
National side
  • Irish
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 57
Batting average 8.14
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 15*
Balls bowled 1082
Wickets 37
Bowling average 9.62
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 2
Best bowling 9/26
Catches/stumpings 4/0
Source: Cricket Archive

Francis Fee (born 14 May 1934 in Belfast, Northern Ireland[1]) also known as Frank Fee[2] is a former Irish cricketer.

A right-handed batsman and right arm medium-pace and off spin bowler,[1] he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team against Sussex in August 1956, and went on to play for them on 13 occasions, his last match coming against Leicestershire in August 1959.[2]

Of his matches for Ireland, five had first-class status.[3] In all matches, he scored 132 runs at an average of 8.25, with a top score of 31 against New Zealand in July 1958. He took 58 wickets at an average of 12.57, with best bowling figures of 9/26 against Scotland in July 1957.[2]

His figures of 9/26 against Scotland are the best innings bowling figures for Ireland where the number of runs conceded is known.[4] It is one of only four occasions in which an Irish bowler has taken nine wickets in an innings,[5] and one of only two occasions it has been done for Ireland in first-class cricket.[6] His first-class bowling average of 9.62 is the best for Ireland in first-class cricket.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cricket Archive profile
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
  3. ↑ First-class matches played by Francis Fee at Cricket Archive
  4. ↑ Best bowling in an innings in all matches for Ireland at CricketEurope Stats Zone - The figures of 9/0 in this list come from a time in which the runs conceded by a bowler were not usually recorded.
  5. ↑ Best bowling in an innings in all matches for Ireland at CricketEurope Stats Zone
  6. ↑ Best bowling in an innings for Ireland in First-class matches at CricketEurope Stats Zone
  7. ↑ Best bowling averages for Ireland in first-class cricket at CricketEurope Stats Zone