Frank Holdsworth (15 September 1871 – 4 August 1941) was a New Zealand cricketer who played 12 matches of first-class cricket for Wellington from 1892 to 1903. He was also a lawyer.
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| Born | 15 September 1871 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 August 1941 (aged 69) Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1891–92 to 1902–03 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 5 March 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life and career edit
Holdsworth was a tall, powerfully built right-arm medium-pace bowler whose height enabled him to extract extra bounce from the pitch, and a hard-hitting right-handed tail-end batsman.[1] In Wellington's innings victory over Hawke's Bay in 1896-97 he took 6 for 47 and 6 for 35.[2] Earlier that season he had been Wellington's top scorer against the touring Australians, making 30.[3]
After attending Wellington College and Wanganui Collegiate School, Holdsworth became a lawyer, and practised in Wellington for more than 40 years. He and his wife Winnie had two daughters and two sons.[4]
References edit
- ^ Cobcroft, Tom (21 October 1922). "Cricketers I have met: Further reminiscences". NZ Truth: 9. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Wellington v Hawke's Bay 1896-97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Wellington v Australians 1896-97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Mr. Frank Holdsworth". Evening Post: 9. 5 August 1941.
External links edit
- Frank Holdsworth at ESPNcricinfo
- Frank Holdsworth at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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