Howard Fabian
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aubrey Howard Fabian | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | East Finchley, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 September 1984 (aged 75) | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Corinthian | |||
| Cambridge University | |||
| 1931–1933 | Derby County | 12 | (1) |
| Casuals | |||
| Corinthian-Casuals | |||
| Old Cholmeleians | |||
| National team | |||
| England amateur | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Aubrey Howard Fabian (20 March 1909 – 26 September 1984) was an English amateur sportsman who played both football and cricket.
Early life
Born in East Finchley, Fabian attended Highgate School and earned a blue at Cambridge at both football and cricket.[1][2]
Career
Football career
Fabian played amateur football for Corinthian, Casuals (with whom he won the 1936 FA Amateur Cup), Corinthian-Casuals and Old Cholmeleians; he also earned six caps for the England amateurs.[1]
Fabian also played in the Football League for Derby County, joining them from Cambridge University in December 1931, and making his debut on 20 February 1932.[3] He made a total of 12 appearances in the Football League for Derby County, scoring 1 goal; he also scored 2 goals in 4 FA Cup matches for them.[4] His final appearance for Derby County was on 22 April 1933.[5]
Cricket career
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| Full name | Aubrey Howard Fabian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
20 March 1909 East Finchley, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 September 1984 (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Slow-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1929-1931 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricet Archive, 6 February 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fabian was as a slow-medium bowler and played three seasons of first-class cricket for Cambridge University between 1929 and 1931, including the Varsity Match at Lord's each year.[2] His best figures were 8-69 against Yorkshire in 1930.
Eton Fives
Fabian was also an accomplished Eton Fives player, winning the Kinnaird Cup - the National Amateur Championships - four times, in 1930 with Javier Aguirre and in 1937, 1939 and 1948 with JKG Webb.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Player profiles". Corinthian-Casuals F.C. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- 1 2 "Obituaries in 1984". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ "Birmingham City v Derby County, 20 February 1932". 11v11. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ "Aubrey Fabian". 11v11. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ "Wolverhampton Wanderers v Derby County, 22 April 1933". 11v11. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ http://www.etonfives.com/competition-archive/kinnaird/997-kinnaird-cup-past-champions