Frederick Ireland
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| Full name | Frederick Schomberg Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
6 April 1860 Port Louis, Mauritius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
6 March 1937 (aged 76) Menton, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm roundarm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | John Ireland (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1878–1887 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 January 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frederick Schomberg Ireland (6 April 1860 – 16 March 1937) was an English cricketer. Ireland was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. He was born at Port Louis, Mauritius.
Ireland made his first-class debut for Kent against Hampshire in 1878. He played a further first-class match that season against Sussex. He next appeared for Kent in first-class cricket some nine years later in 1887, playing two matches against Middlesex and Lancashire.[1] In his four first-class matches, he scored a total of 125 runs at an average of 17.85, with a high score of 87.[2] This score was his only half century and came against Middlesex.[3] With the ball, he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 18.00, with best figures of 3/37.[4]
He died at Menton, France on 16 March 1937. His nephew John Ireland also played first-class cricket.
References
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Ireland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Frederick Ireland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ↑ "Middlesex v Kent, 1887". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Frederick Ireland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2012.