Fred Berry (cricketer)

Fred Berry (13 February 1910 – 2 January 1989) was an English cricketer. He played 47 first-class matches for Surrey between 1934 and 1939 as an enterprising lower-order batter and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.[1]

Fred Berry
Personal information
Full name
Fred Berry
Born(1910-02-13)13 February 1910
Kirkheaton, Yorkshire
Died2 January 1989(1989-01-02) (aged 78)
Bracknell, Berkshire
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1934-1939Surrey
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 47
Runs scored 1,053
Batting average 19.14
100s/50s 1/4
Top score 104*
Balls bowled 5,283
Wickets 83
Bowling average 28.62
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/81
Catches/stumpings 29/0
Source: Cricinfo, 12 March 2017

Berry's obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack states that he "was perhaps not always given the chances he needed".[2] He was a heavy scorer and consistent wicket-taker for Surrey's second eleven in the Minor Counties Championship, but only in 1938, when he played 21 first-class matches, was he a regular in the first team.[3]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Fred Berry". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  2. ^ Obituaries in 1989. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 1990. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Fred Berry". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

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