Frank Orr (cricketer)
Frank William Orr (6 March 1879 – 18 June 1967) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Frank William Orr | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 March 1879 Marylebone, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 June 1967 (aged 88) Wandsworth, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 August 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Orr was born at Marylebone in March 1879. He was educated at Tonbridge School,[1] before studying law at Brasenose College, Oxford.[2] After graduating from Oxford, he became a solicitor. He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the P. F. Warner's XI against the touring Gentlemen of Philadelphia at The Oval in 1903.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 2 runs by Percy Clark in the P. F. Warner's XI first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 28 runs by Bart King.[4] Orr died at Wandsworth in June 1967.
References
- The Register of Tonbridge School, from 1826 to 1910 (3 ed.). Rivingtons. 1911. pp. 260.
- Brasenose College Register, 1509-1909. Vol. 55. Oxford historical society at the Clarendon Press. 1909. p. 260.
- "First-Class Matches played by Frank Orr". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- "P. F. Warner's XI v Gentlemen of Philadelphia, 1903". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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