Frank Martin (cricketer)

Frank Reginald "Freddie" Martin (12 October 1893 – 23 November 1967) was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of England.

Freddie Martin
Personal information
Full name
Frank Reginald Martin
Born(1893-10-12)12 October 1893
Kingston, Jamaica
Died23 November 1967(1967-11-23) (aged 74)
Kingston, Jamaica
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 7)23 June 1928 v England
Last Test27 February 1931 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1924–1930Jamaica
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 9 65
Runs scored 486 3,589
Batting average 28.58 37.77
100s/50s 1/0 6/16
Top score 123* 204*
Balls bowled 1,346 7,934
Wickets 8 74
Bowling average 77.37 42.55
5 wickets in innings 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/91 5/90
Catches/stumpings 2/– 19/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 January 2010

A left-handed batsman and slow left-arm bowler born in Kingston, Jamaica, Martin played domestic cricket for Jamaica. He played in every Test in both of the West Indies' first two Test tours, in England in 1928 and in Australia in 1930-31. In the fifth Test at Sydney of the 1930-31 tour, he scored 123 not out in the first innings against the strong Australian bowling of the day, part of the West Indies' 350 for 6. Later he took four wickets for 111 runs.[1] This was the West Indies' first victory away from home, and Martin's last Test, although he toured England again in 1933. He died in Kingston at the age of 74.[2]

Martin c. 1933

References

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  1. ^ Scorecard of Sydney Test in 1931 from Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Frank Martin". CricInfo. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
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