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English cricketer

Frank Orr
Personal information
Full nameFrank William Orr
Born6 March 1879
Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Died18 June 1967(1967-06-18) (aged 88)
Wandsworth, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 30
Batting average 15.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 28
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 August 2019

Frank William Orr (6 March 1879 – 18 June 1967) was an English first-class cricketer.

Orr was born at Marylebone in March 1879. He was educated at Tonbridge School, before studying law at Brasenose College, Oxford. 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. 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. Orr died at Wandsworth in June 1967.

References

  1. The Register of Tonbridge School, from 1826 to 1910 (3 ed.). Rivingtons. 1911. pp. 260.
  2. Brasenose College Register, 1509-1909. Vol. 55. Oxford historical society at the Clarendon Press. 1909. p. 260.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Frank Orr". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  4. "P. F. Warner's XI v Gentlemen of Philadelphia, 1903". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

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