Frederico Perera
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Full name | Frederico Perera | ||||||||||||||
Born | 1836 Holborn, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 1909 (aged 72/73) England | ||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
Relations | Pedro Perera (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 September 2019 |
Frederico Perera (sometimes erroneously written as Frederick Perera) (1836 – 1909) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of the Spaniard Augurio Perera and his wife, Francisca, he was born at Holborn in 1836. His father was a merchant who moved the family to Birmingham in the same year of his birth, where he took over a storehouse on Great Charles Street. In 1839, the family once more relocated, this time to Manchester.[1] Perera made his debut in first-class cricket for Manchester against Surrey at Eccles in 1857. The following season, he made three appearances in first-class cricket, appearing twice for the against the , and once for Manchester against Sussex.[2] He scored a total of 54 runs in his four first-class matches, at an average of 7.71 and a high score of 29.[3] By profession, he too was a merchant.[1] He died in 1909. His middle brother, Pedro, was also a first-class cricketer, while his eldest brother, Augurio, is credited as being the co-inventor of lawn tennis.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "An Anglo-Spanish Victorian in the Midlands: Augurio Perera, co-founder of lawn tennis". Books on Spain. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Frederico Perera". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Player profile: Frederico Perera". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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- 1836 births
- 1909 deaths
- People from Holborn
- English people of Spanish descent
- English cricketers
- Manchester Cricket Club cricketers
- Gentlemen of the North cricketers
- English merchants
- 19th-century English businesspeople