Stephen Fry (cricketer): Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
| Line 34: | Line 34: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Stephen Hope Fry''' (23 May 1900 – 18 May 1979) was an English first-class [[cricket]]er. |
'''Stephen Hope Fry''' (23 May 1900 – 18 May 1979) was an English first-class [[cricket]]er. |
||
The son of the cricketer [[C. B. Fry]] and his wife, [[Beatrice Holme Sumner]], he was born at [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]] in May 1900. Fry made his debut in [[first-class cricket]] for [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] against [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] at [[County Ground, Southampton|Southampton]] in the [[1922 County Championship]]. He made two further first-class appearances in 1922, against [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]] and [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]]. A seven-year gap between his next appearance for Hampshire followed, with him resuming his first-class career in 1929, when he made fifteen appearances. He played for Hampshire in 1930 and 1931, though his appearances became less regular.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6610/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Stephen Fry|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=29 June 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He was an attacking batsman much like his father, however it was noted by ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' that he "lacked his father's rare qualities to implement this philosophy".<ref name="OBIT">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228571.html|title=Wisden - Obituaries in 1979|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=29 June 2023}}</ref> In 29 first-class matches for Hampshire, he scored 508 runs at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 10.58; he made one half century,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6610/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Stephen Fry|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=29 June 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref> a score of 78 against [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6610/f_Batting_by_Opponent.html|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding Against Each Opponent by Stephen Fry|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=29 June 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Fry [[wicket-keeper|kept-wicket]] on occasion for Hampshire and stood in as [[captain (cricket)|captain]] for [[Lionel Tennyson, 3rd Baron Tennyson|Lord Tennyson]] in 1931,<ref name="OBIT"/> being one of five captains used that season. |
The son of the cricketer [[C. B. Fry]] and his wife, [[Beatrice Holme Sumner]], he was born at [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]] in May 1900. Fry made his debut in [[first-class cricket]] for [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] against [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] at [[County Ground, Southampton|Southampton]] in the [[1922 County Championship]]. He made two further first-class appearances in 1922, against [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]] and [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]]. A seven-year gap between his next appearance for Hampshire followed, with him resuming his first-class career in 1929, when he made fifteen appearances. He played for Hampshire in 1930 and 1931, though his appearances became less regular.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6610/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Stephen Fry|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=29 June 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He was an attacking batsman much like his father, however it was noted by ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' that he "lacked his father's rare qualities to implement this philosophy".<ref name="OBIT">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228571.html|title=Wisden - Obituaries in 1979|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=29 June 2023}}</ref> In 29 first-class matches for Hampshire, he scored 508 runs at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 10.58; he made one half century,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6610/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Stephen Fry|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=29 June 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref> a score of 78 against [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6610/f_Batting_by_Opponent.html|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding Against Each Opponent by Stephen Fry|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=29 June 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Fry [[wicket-keeper|kept-wicket]] on occasion for Hampshire and stood in as [[captain (cricket)|captain]] for [[Lionel Tennyson, 3rd Baron Tennyson|Lord Tennyson]] in 1931,<ref name="OBIT"/> being one of five captains used that season. |
||
| Line 54: | Line 54: | ||
[[Category:Hampshire cricketers]] |
[[Category:Hampshire cricketers]] |
||
[[Category:British hoteliers]] |
[[Category:British hoteliers]] |
||
[[Category:20th-century English sportsmen]] |
|||
Latest revision as of 09:39, 1 January 2025
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 23 May 1900 Chelsea, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 May 1979 (aged 78) Notting Hill, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | C.B. Fry (father) Charles Fry (son) | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1922–1931 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo, 27 December 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Stephen Hope Fry (23 May 1900 – 18 May 1979) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of the cricketer C. B. Fry and his wife, Beatrice Holme Sumner, he was born at Chelsea in May 1900. Fry made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Sussex at Southampton in the 1922 County Championship. He made two further first-class appearances in 1922, against Oxford University and Surrey. A seven-year gap between his next appearance for Hampshire followed, with him resuming his first-class career in 1929, when he made fifteen appearances. He played for Hampshire in 1930 and 1931, though his appearances became less regular.[1] He was an attacking batsman much like his father, however it was noted by Wisden that he "lacked his father's rare qualities to implement this philosophy".[2] In 29 first-class matches for Hampshire, he scored 508 runs at an average of 10.58; he made one half century,[3] a score of 78 against Warwickshire.[4] Fry kept-wicket on occasion for Hampshire and stood in as captain for Lord Tennyson in 1931,[2] being one of five captains used that season.
Fry later owned The Master Builder Hotel on the banks of the Beaulieu River in Buckler's Hard, alongside his wife, Yvonne.[5][6] Fry died at Notting Hill in May 1979. His son, Charles, was also a first-class cricketer.
References
[edit]- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Stephen Fry". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1979". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Stephen Fry". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding Against Each Opponent by Stephen Fry". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Holland, A. J. (1985). Buckler's Hard: A Rural Shipbuilding Centre. K. Mason. p. 200. ISBN 9780859373289.
- ^ Morris, Ronald (1985). The Captain's Lady. London: Chatto & Windus. p. 158. ISBN 9780701129460.