Frederick Norley
Frederick Norley (23 February 1845 – 1914) was an English professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club in seven first-class cricket matches between 1864 and 1865.
Norley was born at Canterbury in Kent in 1845, the son of James and Emma Norley. His father was a tailor and Norley grew up in the city. He is first known to have played cricket in 1863, appearing for Kent Colts sides that year and the next.[1][2]
Debuting for the senior side as a professional bowler in 1864, he played in Kent's first six matches of the season, all of them losses. He bowled intermittently, but took a five-wicket haul against Surrey at Gravesend, the only one of his first-class career. He played in Kent's first match of the following season and was employed by the MCC at Lord's as a professional in 1865, playing one first-class match for the side as well as appearing in club games and umpiring matches.[1][3]
In 1866 Norley was employed by the Clydeside Cricket Club at Glasgow and in 1868 by St George's Cricket Club in Manhattan, New York. He remained as a player and groundsman with St George's throughout the 1870s before moving to Canada during the 1880s. In 1884 he was employed as a coach and groundsman by Trinity College School at Port Hope, Ontario.[1]
Norley married Clara Nesbitt at Newark, New Jersey, in 1869. The couple had two daughters. He died in Ontario in 1914.[1] Norley's younger brother James played for Kent and Gloucestershire in the 1870s.[1][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 407–408. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
- ^ Frederick Norley, CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
- ^ Frederick Norley, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
- ^ James Norley, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
External links
[edit]Frederick Norley at ESPNcricinfo
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