Bryan Farr

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Bryan Farr
Personal information
Full nameBryan Henry Farr
Born(1924-03-16)16 March 1924
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Died20 May 2017(2017-05-20) (aged 93)
Worksop, Nottinghamshire,
England
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949–1951 Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches7
Runs scored143
Batting average 14.30
100s/50s–/–
Top score37
Balls bowled846
Wickets 10
Bowling average 53.80
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling5/96
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo [1] , 19 May 2012

Bryan Henry Farr (16 March 1924 - 20 May 2017 [2] ) was an English cricketer and landowner. Farr was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, and was educated at Harrow School.

Farr made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Gloucestershire in the 1949 County Championship. He made five further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Derbyshire in the 1951 County Championship. [3] In his six first-class appearances for the county, he scored 127 runs at an average of 15.87, with a high score of 37. [4] With the ball, he took 10 wickets at a bowling average of 48.50, with best figures of 5/96. [5] These figures were his only five wicket haul and came against Worcestershire in 1951. [6] He played a final first-class match in 1952 for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University, [3] going wicketless and being dismissed twice by Raman Subba Row, with the Free Foresters losing the match by an innings and 86 runs. [7]

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References

  1. Cricinfo profile
  2. "Bryan Henry FARR's Obituary on The Times". The Times. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played by Bryan Farr" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Bryan Farr" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  5. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Bryan Farr" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  6. "Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire, 1951 County Championship" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. "Cambridge University v Free Foresters, 1952" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.