Frederick Norley

Frederick Norley (23 February 1845 – 1914) was an English professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club in seven first-class cricket matches between 1864 and 1865.

Norley was born at Canterbury in Kent in 1845, the son of James and Emma Norley. His father was a tailor and Norley grew up in the city. He is first known to have played cricket in 1863, appearing for Kent Colts sides that year and the next.[1][2]

Debuting for the senior side as a professional bowler in 1864, he played in Kent's first six matches of the season, all of them losses. He bowled intermittently, but took a five-wicket haul against Surrey at Gravesend, the only one of his first-class career. He played in Kent's first match of the following season and was employed by the MCC at Lord's as a professional in 1865, playing one first-class match for the side as well as appearing in club games and umpiring matches.[1][3]

In 1866 Norley was employed by the Clydeside Cricket Club at Glasgow and in 1868 by St George's Cricket Club in Manhattan, New York. He remained as a player and groundsman with St George's throughout the 1870s before moving to Canada during the 1880s. In 1884 he was employed as a coach and groundsman by Trinity College School at Port Hope, Ontario.[1]

Norley married Clara Nesbitt at Newark, New Jersey, in 1869. The couple had two daughters. He died in Ontario in 1914.[1] Norley's younger brother James played for Kent and Gloucestershire in the 1870s.[1][4]