Full name Frederick Luther Fane
Born April 27, 1875, Curragh Camp, Co Kildare, Ireland
Died November 27, 1960, Kelvedon Hatch, Brentwood, Essex (aged 85 years 214 days)
Major teams England, Essex, London County, Oxford University
Batting style Right-hand bat
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 14 | 27 | 1 | 682 | 143 | 26.23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
First-class | 417 | 721 | 44 | 18548 | 217 | 27.39 | 25 | 83 | 194 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 417 | 56 | 49 | 2 | 2/17 | 24.50 | 5.25 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | South Africa v England at Johannesburg, Jan 2-4, 1906 scorecard |
Last Test | South Africa v England at Cape Town, Mar 11-14, 1910 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class span | 1895 - 1924 |
Frederick Fane took over as England captain in Australia in 1907-08 when Arthur Jones was injured, and also led England in his last two Test appearances, in South Africa two years later. Fane was a good-looking front-foot player whose one Test century came at Johannesburg in 1905-06, a match that England nonetheless lost comfortably. He was also Jack Hobbs's opening partner in Hobbs's first Test, at Melbourne in 1907-08. In that match, Fane top-scored in the second innings as England squeaked home by one wicket. Fane also represented Essex with distinction for 20 years, and scored close to 20,000 first-class runs.
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