Harry Fryer

William Henry Fryer (29 March 1829 – 19 January 1919), known as Harry Fryer, was an English cricketer. He was born in Greenwich in Kent in 1829 and played for Kent County Cricket Club between 1852 and 1872, initially as a wicket-keeper and later as a batsman.[1][2]

Harry Fryer
Fryer after his playing days
Personal information
Full name
William Harry Fryer
Born(1829-03-29)29 March 1829
Greenwich, Kent
Died19 January 1919(1919-01-19) (aged 89)
Loose, Kent
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1852–1872Kent
FC debut22 July 1852 Kent v Sussex
Last FC12 August 1872 Kent v Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 88
Runs scored 1,666
Batting average 10.96
100s/50s 0/3
Top score 67
Balls bowled 2,565
Wickets 49
Bowling average 19.89
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 8/40
Catches/stumpings 73/25
Source: CricInfo, 1 July 2017

Fryer made his first-class cricket debut for Kent in July 1852 against Sussex. He played 75 times for Kent as well as making appearances for a range of other teams, including the Gentlemen of Kent three times and one appearance for an England side in 1855.[3]

After losing an eye in an accident where he was thrown from a trap in 1862, Fryer continued to play cricket although he no longer kept wicket on a regular basis.[1] He was described in his Wisden obituary as a "free and hard-hitting batsman and an excellent wicket-keeper" who was "also useful as a change-bowler".[1] He took 8/40 for Kent against an England side at Lord's in 1864, the best bowling figures of his first-class career.[1] He continued playing county cricket until 1872 when he made his final first-class appearance for Kent and continued playing for Mote Park until 1879.[3]

He went on to be an "excellent" umpire and was considered "in every way a worthy man" by Wisden.[1] he died at Loose near Maidstone in Kent in 1919 aged 89.[4]

References
  1. Fryer, William Henry, Other deaths in 1919, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1920. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  2. Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 188–189. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
  3. Harry Fryrer, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-07-01. (subscription required)
  4. William Fryer, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-07-01.

Harry Fryer at ESPNcricinfo


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