Frederick Read (cricketer)

Frederick Read

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Hurrell Read
Born	26 December 1855 Thames Ditton, Surrey, England
Died	4 May 1933 (aged 77) Hounslow, Middlesex, England
Batting style	Unknown
Relations	Maurice Read (brother) Heathfield Stephenson (uncle)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1881	Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 4 Batting average 4.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 4 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 June 2012

Frederick Hurrell Read (26 December 1855 – 4 May 1933) was an English cricketer. Read's batting style is unknown. He was born at Thames Ditton, Surrey.

Read made a single first-class appearance for Surrey against Nottinghamshire in 1881 at The Oval.^[1] Surrey won the toss and elected to bat, making 293 all out, with Read being dismissed for 4 runs by William Attewell. Nottinghamshire responded in their first-innings by making 109 all out, with Surrey making them follow-on in their second-innings, with Nottinghamshire being dismissed in that innings for 162. Surrey won by an innings and 22 runs.^[2] This was his only major appearance for Surrey.

He died at Hounslow, Middlesex, on 4 May 1933. His brother, Maurice, played Test cricket for England, with Read appearing alongside him against Nottinghamshire in 1881. His uncle Heathfield Stephenson, also played first-class cricket.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Read". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
2. "Surrey v Nottinghamshire, 1881". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2012.

External links

• Frederick Read at ESPNcricinfo
• Frederick Read at CricketArchive