Freddie Clayton
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| Full name | Frederick George Hugh Clayton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 1873 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 March 1946 (aged 73) Warkworth, Northumberland, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1893–1896 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896–1906 | Northumberland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 June 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frederick George Hugh Clayton (5 January 1873 – 20 March 1946) was an English first-class cricketer. In a first-class career which spanned from 1893 to 1902, he appeared mostly for Oxford University, making nine first-class appearances.
Life and cricket career
[edit]Clayton was born at Newcastle upon Tyne in January 1873. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] before attending University College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, Clayton made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Somerset at Oxford in 1893.[3] He played first-class cricket for Oxford University until 1896, making six appearances, in addition to playing one first-class match for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University in 1895.[3] He scored 151 runs in six matches for the university, with a high score of 66.[4] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 7 wickets with best figures of 3 for 144.[5] He also played rackets for Oxford, playing alongside Harry Foster in 1895 when the pair defeated Cambridge.[6] He did not succeed in getting a blue while at Oxford.[6]
He later toured British India with the Oxford University Authentics cricket team, playing two first-class matches against Bombay and the Parsees at Bombay in November 1902.[3] He scored 148 runs at an average of 49.33 during the tour, including making his highest first-class score of 68.[4] He also bowled impressively on the tour, taking 10 wickets at 18.20 apiece, with best figures of 7 for 70 against Bombay.[5][7] In addition to playing at first-class level, he also played minor counties cricket for Northumberland between 1896 and 1906, making 75 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[8] He remained associated with Northumberland even after he stopped playing, serving at the club secretary from 1897 to 1923, treasurer from 1903 to 1945 and president from 1935 to 1945.[9] He died at Warkworth in March 1946.
References
[edit]- ^ Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1801–1893. Longmans, Green. p. 36.
- ^ Oxford University Calendar. J.H. Parker, and H. Slatter. 1897. p. 397.
- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Freddie Clayton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ a b "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Freddie Clayton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ a b "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Freddie Clayton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Wisden – Obituaries in 1946". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Bombay v Oxford University Authentics, 1902/03". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Freddie Clayton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Player profile: Freddie Clayton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2019.