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Fred Rumsey
Personal information
Full name	Frederick Edward Rumsey
Born	4 December 1935 (age 88); Stepney, London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	England;
Test debut (cap 425)	23 July 1964 v Australia
Last Test	22 July 1965 v South Africa
Domestic team information
1970	Derbyshire
1963–1968	Somerset
1960–1962	Worcestershire
Career statistics
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Frederick Edward Rumsey (born 4 December 1935, Stepney, London, England)^[1] is an English former cricketer who founded the PCA (Professional Cricketers Association) he played five Test matches for England against Australia, South Africa & New Zealand in the mid-1960s. Rumsey played county cricket for Worcestershire, Somerset and Derbyshire.

Life and career

Rumsey began his first-class career for Worcestershire against Cambridge University in 1960, his first wicket being that of future England captain Tony Lewis. He made a few more appearances over the next two years, but was largely confined to second-eleven cricket and for the 1963 season until he moved to Somerset.

For six seasons Rumsey was a fixture in the Somerset side, taking a total of 547 first-class wickets at an average of 20.14, and in three seasons (1963, 1965 and 1966) reaching the 100-wicket mark. His best achievements came in 1965, when he took 8-26 against Hampshire in a low-scoring game in which only 283 runs were scored for the loss of 33 wickets. He took 119 first-class wickets that season at an average of only 16.18, taking five or more in an innings on seven occasions.

Whilst at Somerset, Rumsey had made his Test debut in 1964 against Australia at Manchester, his 2-99 from 35.5 overs fairly impressive in a match in which Australia piled up 656 for 8 declared, thanks to 311 from Bob Simpson (indeed, both sides passed 600 in their first innings); he was, however, not retained for the fifth Test at the Oval. In 1965, Rumsey played in all three Tests against the New Zealanders, taking a career-best 4-25 in the second Test at Lord's and claiming nine at 25.44 in the series as a whole. He kept his place in the team for the first Test against South Africa in late July, but despite six wickets in the match this was to prove his last appearance for England.^[1]

During the winter of 1967/68, Somerset appointed Rumsey public relations and fund raising officer. It was the first appointment of its type in English first class cricket. Fred Rumsey's greatest contribution to cricket came in 1967 when he founded the Professional Cricketers’ Association. Before the creation of the PCA English Cricket players had little to no say in the administration of the game in England & Wales. Rumsey's contribution cricket in the creating of a players union was recognised only recently when the PCA appointed him Honorary Life Founder Member and a Vice President.

In 1969, Rumsey moved counties again, from Somerset to Derbyshire where he played one day cricket and again operated as Fund Raiser and Public Relations officer.

He was to remain at Derbyshire until his retirement after the 1973 season, making just one first-class appearance in those five seasons (against his old county of Somerset at Bath in 1970) but making many appearances in the limited-overs game. In 1970, he achieved his best one-day figures of 4-8 against Worcestershire at Derby, and in all he took 100 List A wickets at 18.44 for Derbyshire.

Rumsey's final game was against Nottinghamshire in the John Player League on 9 September 1973. After retirement he became involved with the Lord's Taverners, and appeared in charity matches and other events.

In 2008 Fred Rumsey was honoured by Somerset supporters when they selected him as a 'Legend' of the Cricket Club.

References

^ ^a ^b Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 143. ISBN 1-869833-21-X. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

External links

Fred Rumsey at ESPNcricinfo
Fred Rumsey at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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-'''Frederick Edward Rumsey''' (born 4 December 1935, [[Stepney]], [[London]], [[England]])<ref name="Cap">{{cite book |title=If The Cap Fits |last=Bateman |first=Colin |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1993 |publisher=Tony Williams Publications |location= |isbn=1-869833-21-X |page= 143 |url= |accessdate=28 April 2011}}</ref> is an [[English people|English]] former [[cricket]]er who founded the PCA (Professional Cricketers Association) he played five [[Test cricket|Test matches]] for [[England cricket team|England]] in the mid-1960s. He is also notable for having played almost exclusively in [[List A cricket|one-day cricket]] for the last five years of his career.
+'''Frederick Edward Rumsey''' (born 4 December 1935, [[Stepney]], [[London]], [[England]])<ref name="Cap">{{cite book |title=If The Cap Fits |last=Bateman |first=Colin |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1993 |publisher=Tony Williams Publications |location= |isbn=1-869833-21-X |page= 143 |url= |accessdate=28 April 2011}}</ref> is an [[English people|English]] former [[cricket]]er who founded the PCA (Professional Cricketers Association) he played five [[Test cricket|Test matches]] for [[England cricket team|England]] against Australia, South Africa & New Zealand in the mid-1960s. Rumsey played [[county cricket]] for [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]], [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] and [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]].
-Rumsey played [[county cricket]] for [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]], [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] and [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]].
 ==Life and career==
-Rumsey began his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] career for [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] against [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]] in [[1960 English cricket season|1960]], his first wicket being that of future [[English national cricket captains|England captain]] [[Tony Lewis]]. He made a few more appearances over the next two years, but was largely confined to second-eleven cricket and for the [[1963 English cricket season|1963 season]] he moved to [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]].
+Rumsey began his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] career for [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] against [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]] in [[1960 English cricket season|1960]], his first wicket being that of future [[English national cricket captains|England captain]] [[Tony Lewis]]. He made a few more appearances over the next two years, but was largely confined to second-eleven cricket and for the [[1963 English cricket season|1963 season]] until he moved to [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]].
 For six seasons Rumsey was a fixture in the Somerset side, taking a total of 547 first-class wickets at an [[bowling average|average]] of 20.14, and in three seasons (1963, [[1965 English cricket season|1965]] and [[1966 English cricket season|1966]]) reaching the 100-wicket mark. His best achievements came in 1965, when he took 8-26 against [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] in a low-scoring game in which only 283 runs were scored for the loss of 33 wickets. He took 119 first-class wickets that season at an average of only 16.18, taking five or more in an innings on seven occasions.
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 Whilst at Somerset, Rumsey had made his Test debut in [[1964 English cricket season|1964]] against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] at [[Old Trafford (cricket)|Manchester]], his 2-99 from 35.5 overs fairly impressive in a match in which Australia piled up 656 for 8 declared, thanks to 311 from [[Bob Simpson (cricketer)|Bob Simpson]] (indeed, both sides passed 600 in their first innings); he was, however, not retained for the fifth Test at [[the Oval]]. In 1965, Rumsey played in all three Tests against the [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealanders]], taking a career-best 4-25 in the second Test at [[Lord's cricket ground|Lord's]] and claiming nine at 25.44 in the series as a whole. He kept his place in the team for the first Test against [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] in late July, but despite six wickets in the match this was to prove his last appearance for England.<ref name="Cap"/>
+During the winter of 1967/68, Somerset appointed Rumsey public relations and fund raising officer. It was the first appointment of its type in English first class cricket.
-In [[1969 English cricket season|1969]], Rumsey moved counties again, this time to [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]]. He was to remain there until his retirement after the [[1973 English cricket season|1973 season]], making just one first-class appearance in those five seasons (against his old county of Somerset at [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] in [[1970 English cricket season|1970]]) but making many appearances in the limited-overs game. In 1970, he achieved his best one-day figures of 4-8 against Worcestershire at [[County Ground, Derby|Derby]], and in all he took 100 [[List A cricket|List A]] wickets at 18.44 for Derbyshire.
+Fred Rumsey's greatest contribution to cricket came in 1967 when he founded the Professional Cricketers’ Association. Before the creation of the PCA English Cricket players had little to no say in the administration of the game in England & Wales.
+Rumsey's contribution cricket in the creating of a players union was recognised only recently when the PCA appointed him Honorary Life Founder Member and a Vice President.
+In [[1969 English cricket season|1969]], Rumsey moved counties again, from Somerset to [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]] where he played one day cricket and again operated as Fund Raiser and Public Relations officer.
+He was to remain at Derbyshire until his retirement after the [[1973 English cricket season|1973 season]], making just one first-class appearance in those five seasons (against his old county of Somerset at [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] in [[1970 English cricket season|1970]]) but making many appearances in the limited-overs game. In 1970, he achieved his best one-day figures of 4-8 against Worcestershire at [[County Ground, Derby|Derby]], and in all he took 100 [[List A cricket|List A]] wickets at 18.44 for Derbyshire.
 Rumsey's final game was against [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]] in the [[National League (cricket)|John Player League]] on 9 September 1973. After retirement he became involved with the [[Lord's Taverners]], and appeared in charity matches and other events.
+In 2008 Fred Rumsey was honoured by Somerset supporters when they selected him as a 'Legend' of the Cricket Club.
 ==References==
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