Frederick Stephenson (1871 – 21 April 1944) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Canterbury, Otago and Wellington between the 1890–92 and 1904–05 seasons.[1]
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| Full name | Frederick Charles Stephenson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1871 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 April 1944 (aged 72–73) Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1890/91 | Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1891/92 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895/95–1896/97 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1897/98–1904/05 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 December 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephenson was born at Dunedin in Otago in 1871 and was educated in the city. He worked for 50 years for Bing, Harris and Company, a soft good firm, moving from Dunedin, to Invercargill and then to Christchurch before settling in Wellington.[2][3] A right-arm off-spin bowler, he made his senior representative debut in January 1891, playing for Otago against Canterbury at Christchurch. During the following season he played one first-class match for Wellington and between 1893–94 and 1894–95 played other matches for Southland before the team held first-class status.[4]
After moving to Christchurch for work, he played for Canterbury during the 1895–96 and 1896–97 seasons, before moving to play for Wellington. In 14 first-class matches Stephenson took 27 wickets.[4] His best bowling figures were 7 for 58 (all bowled) and 5 for 28 in Wellington's loss to Canterbury in 1902–03.[5]
As well as cricket, Stephenson played rugby union. He and his wife had two sons and an adopted daughter. He died at Wellington in April 1944.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Frederick Stephenson". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Mr F. C. Stephenson". Evening Post. CXXXVII (95): 8. 22 April 1944. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 125. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2023-06-05.)
- ^ a b Frederick Stephenson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ "Canterbury v Wellington 1902-03". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2017.