Francis Whitfeld
CountryEngland
FullnameFrancis Barry Whitfeld
Birth date23 May 1852
Birth placeHamsey, Sussex, England
Death date8 January 1924 (aged 71)
Death placeLewes, Sussex, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
FamilyGeorge Whitfeld (son)
Herbert Whitfeld (brother)
Club 1Sussex
Year 11878
Columns1
Column 1First-class
Matches 12
Runs 17
Bat avg 11.75
100s/50s 1–/–
Top score 15
Deliveries 1
Wickets 1
Bowl avg 1
Fivefor 1
Tenfor 1
Best bowling 1
Catches/stumpings 13/–
Date12 March
Year2012
Sourcehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22941.html Cricinfo

Francis Barry Whitfeld (23 May 1852 – 8 January 1924) was an English cricketer. Whitfeld's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Hamsey, Sussex.

Whitfeld made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against the touring Australians at the County Ground, Hove, in 1878.[1] In this match, Whitfeld was dismissed for a single run in Sussex's first-innings by Frederick Spofforth, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for a duck by the same bowler.[2] He later made a second first-class appearance, this time for GN Wyatt's XI against the Australians at the United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth in 1886.[1] Whitfeld scored 5 runs in the team's first-innings, before once again falling to the bowling of Spofforth, while in their second-innings he made a single run, before being dismissed by Eugene Palmer.[3]

He died at Lewes, Sussex, on 8 January 1924. His son, George, played first-class cricket for Sussex. His brother, Herbert, also played first-class cricket for the county, as well as being a two-time FA Cup winner with the Old Etonians.

References

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Francis Whitfeld". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Sussex v Australians, 1878". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  3. ^ "GN Wyatt's XI v Australians, 1878". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2012.