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Frank Gough
Personal information
Full nameFrancis Joseph Gough
Born(1898-07-26)26 July 1898
Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died30 January 1980(1980-01-30) (aged 81)
Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1924-25 to 1932-33Queensland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 40
Runs scored 1779
Batting average 24.70
100s/50s 2/11
Top score 137
Balls bowled 1413
Wickets 10
Bowling average 92.30
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/100
Catches/stumpings 23/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 January 2020

Francis Joseph Gough (26 July 1898 – 30 January 1980) was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Queensland from 1924 to 1933.

Life and career

Frank Gough was a batsman and leg-spin bowler. In 1926–27 he played in Queensland's inaugural Sheffield Shield match, taking three wickets, including that of Archie Jackson, who was making his first-class debut. In 1927–28, he was the first bowler to dismiss Don Bradman for a duck in first-class cricket.

After 1927–28 he played for Queensland as a batsman, although he continued to bowl effectively in Brisbane Grade Cricket, where he set a record for Norths of 242 wickets, which stood until 1950–51 when it was surpassed by Bert McGinn. He made 52 and 104 when Queensland beat the touring MCC in 1929–30. His other century was the 137 he scored against New South Wales in 1930–31. He captained Queensland from 1930–31 to 1932–33.

Gough married Lottie Phillips in Sydney in April 1933. In World War II he served as a flying officer in the Royal Australian Air Force from September 1942 to December 1945.

References

  1. "Queensland v New South Wales 1926-27". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. Jack Pollard, Australian Cricket: The Game and the Players, Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, 1982, p. 440.
  3. "Bowling by Low played high jinks". Truth (Brisbane). 4 February 1951. p. 27.
  4. "Queensland v MCC 1929-30". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  5. "Queensland v New South Wales 1930-31". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  6. "[Untitled]". Evening News. 19 April 1933. p. 16.
  7. "Gough, Francis Joseph". Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

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