Frederick Charles Weaver (10 March 1878 – 29 December 1949) was an English cricketer. Weaver's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Gloucester,Gloucestershire.
Weaver made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Yorkshire in the 1897 County Championship. He next played first-class cricket for the county in the 1900 County Championship,making two appearances against Nottinghamshire and Essex. He made a further first-class appearance in the 1901 County Championship against Yorkshire,before making a final first-class appearance in the 1909 County Championship against Northamptonshire. [1] In his five matches,he took 8 wickets at a bowling average of 22.12,with best figures of 5/63, [2] which came against Nottinghamshire. [3] With the bat,he scored 31 runs at an average of 4.42,with a high score of 18 not out. [4] After the War he was captain of Lloyd's Bank CC,Bournemouth topping both batting and bowling averages. Despite his moderate first class returns it was reported that he had exceeded 20,000 career runs in all cricket. [5]
He died at Limpley Stoke,Wiltshire,on 29 December 1949.
Norman Walter Dransfield Yardley was an English cricketer who played for Cambridge University,Yorkshire County Cricket Club and England,as a right-handed batsman and occasional bowler. An amateur,he captained Yorkshire from 1948 to 1955 and England on fourteen occasions between 1947 and 1950,winning four Tests,losing seven and drawing three. Yardley was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1948,and in his obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack he was described as Yorkshire's finest amateur since Stanley Jackson.
Charles Lucas Townsend was a Gloucestershire cricketer. An all-round cricketer,Townsend was classically stylish,left-handed batsman,who was able to hit well despite his slender build. His off-side strokes were particularly effective,and his driving allowed him to score at a consistent pace throughout his major innings. In his younger days Townsend was also a spin bowler,who relied chiefly on a big break from leg but could also turn the ball the other way. He was often extremely difficult on sticky wickets but very rarely effective on good ones.
George Herbert Hirst was a professional English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1891 and 1921,with a further appearance in 1929. One of the best all-rounders of his time,Hirst was a left arm medium-fast bowler and right-handed batsman. He played in 24 Test matches for England between 1897 and 1909,touring Australia twice. He completed the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in an English cricket season 14 times,the second most of any cricketer after his contemporary and team-mate Wilfred Rhodes. One of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 1901,Hirst scored 36,356 runs and took 2,742 wickets in first-class cricket. In Tests,he made 790 runs and captured 59 wickets.
William Barnes was an English professional cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club from 1875 to 1894,and in 21 Test matches for England from 1880 to 1890. He was born at Sutton-in-Ashfield,Nottinghamshire,and died at Mansfield Woodhouse,Nottinghamshire.
Lionel Charles Hamilton Palairet was an English amateur cricketer who played for Somerset and Oxford University. A graceful right-handed batsman,he was selected to play Test cricket for England twice in 1902. Contemporaries judged Palairet to have one of the most attractive batting styles of the period. His obituary in The Times described him as "the most beautiful batsman of all time". An unwillingness to tour during the English winter limited Palairet's Test appearances;contemporaries believed he deserved more Test caps.
William Wilfrid Whysall,generally known as "Dodger" Whysall,was an English professional cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club from 1910 to 1930,and in four Test matches for England from 1925 to 1930. He was born at Woodborough,Nottinghamshire,and died in a Nottingham hospital.
Roy Kilner was an English professional cricketer who played nine Test matches for England between 1924 and 1926. An all-rounder,he played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1911 and 1927. In all first-class matches,he scored 14,707 runs at an average of 30.01 and took 1,003 wickets at an average of 18.45. Kilner scored 1,000 runs in a season ten times and took 100 wickets in a season five times. On four occasions,he completed the double:scoring 1,000 runs and taking 100 wickets in the same season,recognised as a sign of a quality all-rounder.
George Gibson Macaulay was a professional English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1920 and 1935. He played in eight Test matches for England from 1923 to 1933,achieving the rare feat of taking a wicket with his first ball in Test cricket. One of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1924,he took 1,838 first-class wickets at an average of 17.64 including four hat-tricks.
Henry William"Harry" Lee was a professional English cricketer who played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Middlesex County Cricket Club between 1911 and 1934. He made one Test appearance for England,in 1931. An all-rounder,Lee was a right-handed batsman and bowled both off break and slow-medium pace bowling with his right arm. He scored 1,000 runs in a season on thirteen occasions. Part of the County Championship winning sides in 1920 and 1921,Lee aggregated 20,158 runs and took 401 wickets in first-class cricket.
Frank Henry Vigar was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Essex County Cricket Club between 1938 and 1954. A right-handed batsman,and leg break bowler,Vigar served as an all-rounder with 8,858 runs at 26.28 and 241 wickets at 37.90. From his rained-off debut in 1938,Vigar went on to play 257 matches for his county. His greatest success came in the "golden summer" of 1947,where he scored 1,735 runs and took 64 wickets. A partnership with Peter Smith of 218 for the final wicket remains an Essex record.
Jack Davey is a former English cricketer. Davey was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. An opening bowler,Davey had a successful career with Gloucestershire County Cricket Club which spanned from the 1966 season to the 1978 season. His name sometimes appeared in reports and on scorecards as J.J. Davey,although this was not accurate:the second initial was a mischievous creation by his county captain Tony Brown and the writer Alan Gibson,whose campaign to embellish Davey's name even extended to the production of a commemorative tie,in Davey's testimonial season,with "J.J?" on it.
Peter Henry Twizell is a former English cricketer. Twizell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Rothbury,Northumberland.
Mark Davies is a former Welsh cricketer. Davies was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Neath,Glamorgan.
Denis Hendren was an English cricketer and umpire. Hendren was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow. He was born at Turnham Green,Middlesex.
Charles William Taylor is a former English cricketer. Taylor was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium-fast. He was born at Banbury,Oxfordshire.
Thomas Arthur Hilditch was an English cricketer. Hilditch was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Sandbach,Cheshire.
Bryan Henry Farr 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.
Henry Barratt Grosvenor Hill was an English cricketer. Hill was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Birmingham,Warwickshire.
John Atkinson was an English first-class cricketer. Atkinson was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Eastwood,Nottinghamshire.
Philip Cartwright was an English cricketer who played all of his first-class cricket for Sussex. Cartwright played for the county prior to the First World War and briefly after it,making 84 appearances. He was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace.