Thomas Skeeles Fryer DL JP (30 June 1793 — 1 September 1861) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Thomas Skeeles Fryer | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 1793 Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 September 1861 (aged 68) Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdonshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| 1832 | Cambridge Town Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 March 2022 | |||||||||||||||
The son of Daniel Dryer and Elizabeth Skeeles, he was born at Chatteris in June 1793.[1] By profession, he was a brewer and later a brickmaker.[2] Fryer was appointed Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire in January 1826.[3] He had a keen interest in cricket and was president of Chatteris Cricket Club; during his presidency the club was ambitious and engaged many of the leading Cambridgeshire cricketers of the time, including Daniel Hayward, Robert Glasscock and Francis Fenner.[4] Fryer himself played first-class cricket for Cambridge Town Club twice against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1832. The first of these was played at Lord's, while the second was played at Chatteris.[5] However, Fryer failed to score any runs in the two innings in which he batted.[6] In later life he was a deputy lieutenant for Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, and was additionally a justice of the peace for the two counties.[7] In August 1859, he was declared bankrupt.[2] Fryer died in September 1861 at Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdonshire.[7]
References edit
- ^ Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed & Official Classes. Vol. 47. Kelly's Directory. 1921. p. 621.
- ^ a b Neighbouring Counties. Herts Guardian, Agricultural Journal, and General Advertiser. 2 August 1859. p. 4
- ^ "No. 18216". The London Gazette. 31 January 1826. p. 209.
- ^ "A History of Cambridgeshire Cricket". www.cambscrickethistory.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Fryer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas Fryer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ a b Deaths. St. Neots Chronicle and Advertiser. 14 September 1861. p. 1