Left-armer Frederick "Nutty" Martin played only two Tests but will have taken some consolation from finishing with a bowling average of 10.07. He grabbed 12 for 102 on debut against Australia at The Oval in 1890 -- the best figures by a debutant until Bob Massie destroyed England with 16 for 137 in 1972 - but for some reason he did not play in another Ashes Test. He continued to excel for Kent, taking 1317 first-class wickets at the startling average of 17.38. And he took ten wickets in a match on 23 occasions.
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Fred Martin Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	2	2	0	14	13	7.00	0	0	0	2	0
FC	317	492	118	4545	90	12.15	0	8	-	120	0

Bowling

Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Tests	2	3	410	141	14	6/50	12/102	10.07	1.71	29.2	0	2	1
FC	317	-	67794	22901	1317	8/45	-	17.38	2.02	51.4	-	95	23

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Recent Matches of Fred Martin

Match	Bat	Bowl	Date	Ground	Format
Kent vs Australians	10 & 21	3/70 & 1/29	06-Aug-1896	Canterbury	FC
M.C.C. vs Cambridge U	14* & 36	4/32 & 3/109	25-Jun-1896	Lord's	FC
South vs Australians	--	1/63	21-May-1896	Eastbourne	FC
Kent vs Sussex	12 & 11*	1/66 & 1/10	28-Aug-1893	Hove	FC
Kent vs Middlesex	17 & 1	1/47 & 0/26	24-Aug-1893	Lord's	FC