Freddie Clayton

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Freddie Clayton
Personal information
Full nameFrederick George Hugh Clayton
Born5 January 1873
Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Died20 March 1946(1946-03-20) (aged 73)
Warkworth, Northumberland,
England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1893–1896Oxford University
1896–1906Northumberland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 332
Batting average 20.75
100s/50s –/3
Top score 68
Balls bowled 896
Wickets 18
Bowling average 29.16
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 7/70
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 June 2019

Frederick "Freddie" George Hugh Clayton (5 January 1873 – 20 March 1946) was an English first-class cricketer. In a first-class career which spanned from 1893 to 1902, he appeared mostly for Oxford University, making nine first-class appearances.

Life and cricket career[]

Clayton was born at Newcastle upon Tyne in January 1873. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] before attending University College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, Clayton made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Somerset at Oxford in 1893.[3] He played first-class cricket for Oxford University until 1896, making six appearances, in addition to playing one first-class match for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University in 1895.[3] He scored 151 runs in six matches for the university, with a high score of 66.[4] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 7 wickets with best figures of 3 for 144.[5] He also played rackets for Oxford, playing alongside Harry Foster in 1895 when the pair defeated Cambridge.[6] He did not succeed in getting a blue while at Oxford.[6]

He later toured British India with the , playing two first-class matches against Bombay and the Parsees at Bombay in November 1902.[3] He scored 148 runs at an average of 49.33 during the tour, including making his highest first-class score of 68.[4] He also bowled impressively on the tour, taking 10 wickets at 18.20 apiece, with best figures of 7 for 70 against Bombay.[5][7] In addition to playing at first-class level, he also played minor counties cricket for Northumberland between 1896 and 1906, making 75 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[8] He remained associated with Northumberland even after he stopped playing, serving at the club secretary from 1897 to 1923, treasurer from 1903 to 1945 and president from 1935 to 1945.[9] He died at Warkworth in March 1946.

References[]

  1. ^ Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1801–1893. Longmans, Green. p. 36.
  2. ^ Oxford University Calendar. J.H. Parker, and H. Slatter. 1897. p. 397.
  3. ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Freddie Clayton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  4. ^ a b "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Freddie Clayton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  5. ^ a b "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Freddie Clayton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Wisden – Obituaries in 1946". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Bombay v Oxford University Authentics, 1902/03". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Freddie Clayton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Player profile: Freddie Clayton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2019.

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