Frank Holdsworth

Frank Holdsworth (15 September 1871 – 4 August 1941) was a New Zealand cricketer who played 12 matches of first-class cricket for Wellington from 1892 to 1903. He was also a lawyer.

For the British orthopaedic surgeon, see Frank Wild Holdsworth.

Frank Holdsworth
Personal information
Born(1871-09-15)15 September 1871
Wellington, New Zealand
Died4 August 1941(1941-08-04) (aged 69)
Wellington, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-pace
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1891–92 to 1902–03Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 12
Runs scored 153
Batting average 9.56
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 32
Balls bowled 1225
Wickets 33
Bowling average 17.42
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 6/35
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 5 March 2018

Life and career

Holdsworth was a tall, powerfully built right-arm medium-pace bowler whose height enabled him to extract extra bounce from the pitch, and a hard-hitting right-handed tail-end batsman.[1] In Wellington's innings victory over Hawke's Bay in 1896-97 he took 6 for 47 and 6 for 35.[2] Earlier that season he had been Wellington's top scorer against the touring Australians, making 30.[3]

After attending Wellington College and Wanganui Collegiate School, Holdsworth became a lawyer, and practised in Wellington for more than 40 years. He and his wife Winnie had two daughters and two sons.[4]

References
  1. Cobcroft, Tom (21 October 1922). "Cricketers I have met: Further reminiscences". NZ Truth: 9. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. "Wellington v Hawke's Bay 1896-97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  3. "Wellington v Australians 1896-97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. "Mr. Frank Holdsworth". Evening Post: 9. 5 August 1941.


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