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| Born | (1894-02-27)27 February 1894 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 March 1984(1984-03-01) (aged 90) Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1913/14 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 30 May 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Frank Joplin (27 February 1894 – 1 March 1984) was a New Zealand cricketer who played four matches of first-class cricket for Wellington in the 1913-14 season.
Joplin was born in Wellington and attended Wellington College before going to Victoria College for his university studies. A weak heart owing to childhood rheumatic fever prevented him from serving in the armed forces in World War I. He became a teacher, taking up a position at Wellington College.
A middle-order batsman, Joplin's most successful first-class match was in January 1914 against Otago, when he top-scored for Wellington with 80 and 22 in their 85-run victory. In a senior club match in Wellington in 1914-15 he scored 199 not out in four hours.
He married Mary Feist in Wellington in December 1921. Their son Graham Joplin was a prominent endocrinologist.
References
- "Frank Joplin". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- "Wellington Cricket". Star: 2. 20 November 1913.
- "Outdoor Sports and Pastimes". Free Lance: 17. 28 January 1916.
- "Sporting Pars". King Country Chronicle: 6. 16 January 1923.
- "Otago v Wellington 1913-14". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- "Cricket Notes". Evening Star: 9. 17 February 1915.
- "Women in Print". Evening Post: 9. 21 December 1921.
- "Graham Frank Joplin". Royal College of Physicians. Retrieved 16 June 2020.