Frederick Randon (24 June 1845 – 17 February 1883) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Frederick Randon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 June 1845 Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 February 1883 (aged 37) Hathern, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm roundarm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Frederick Randon, Jr. (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1874–1876 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 June 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Randon was born at Stapleford in June 1845.[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club against the North at Lord's in 1874.[2] He played first-class cricket until 1876, making fifteen appearances, including playing for the Players of the North in 1874 and the North in 1875.[2] In fifteen first-class appearances, he scored 104 runs with a high score of 23 not out. With his right-arm roundarm fast bowling, he took 37 wickets at an average of 17.70, with best figures of 6 for 54.[3] One of two five-wicket hauls he took, these figures came for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Nottinghamshire in 1874.[4] Besides playing, Randon worked as coach at some of the top public schools, including Eton College and Wellington College.[1] He stood as an umpire in first-class matches on six occasions between 1875–80.[5] While playing at Lord's in 1881, he was seriously injured when struck on the head by a ball. He never fully recovered and died in February 1883.[6] His son, Frederick junior, was also a first-class cricketer.
See also
edit- List of unusual deaths in the 19th century
- Ray Chapman, an American baseball player killed after being struck by a ball during a game; he was the only player in Major League Baseball history to die of an in-game injury
- List of fatalities while playing cricket
References
edit- ^ a b Boase, Frederic (1965). Modern English Biography. Vol. 3. F. Cass. p. 33.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Randon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Player profile: Frederick Randon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Nottinghamshire, 1874". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Frederick Randon as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Famous cricketers: the Randons". www.hathernhistory.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2019.