Henry Tobias Frere (27 September 1830 – 15 August 1881) was an English first-class cricketer.

Henry Frere
Personal information
Full name
Henry Tobias Frere
Born(1830-09-27)27 September 1830
Odiham, Hampshire, England
Died15 August 1881(1881-08-15) (aged 50)
Westbourne, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm roundarm fast
RoleOccasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1850Hampshire (pre-county club)
1863–1866Hampshire
1868Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 13
Runs scored 177
Batting average 9.83
100s/50s –/–
Top score 26
Balls bowled 1,864
Wickets 24
Bowling average 26.95
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 5/20
Catches/stumpings 5/2
Source: Cricinfo, 12 February 2010

The son of Tobias Frere, he was born at Odiham in September 1830. Frere made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against an All-England Eleven at Southampton in 1850. Five years passed before his next appearance in first-class cricket, which came for the Gentlemen of England against the Marylebone Cricket Club. He featured regularly for Gentlemen sides in the late 1850s, including playing in the Gentlemen v Players fixture.[1] In 1864, he played for the nascent Hampshire County Cricket Club in their inaugural first-class match, played against Sussex at Southampton; he would play for Hampshire until 1866, making five further appearances.[1] In 1868, Frere played one first-class match for Sussex against Middlesex at Hove.[1] Later in October 1868, he played a minor match for Surrey against the touring Australian Aboriginal cricket team. He also played minor matches for Wiltshire.[2] Considered a 'crack shot',[2] in thirteen appearances in first-class cricket he scored 177 runs at an average of 9.83, with a highest score of 26. With the ball, he took 24 wickets with his roundarm fast bowling at a bowling average of 26.95; he took one five wicket haul of 5 for 20. As an occasional wicket-keeper, he made two stumpings.[3] Frere died in August 1881 at Westbourne, Sussex.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Henry Frere". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b Mallett, Alexander Ashley (2002). The Black Lords of Summer. Brisbane: University of Queensland Press. p. 92. ISBN 9780702232626.
  3. ^ "Player profile: Henry Frere". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Wills". Hampshire Post and Southsea Observer. 8 June 1883. p. 7. Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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