# Frederick Taaffe
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{{Short description|Australian cricketer (1899–1964)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{use Australian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Frederick Taaffe
| image = Frederick Taaffe card c1920.jpg
| country =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1899|1|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Deolali](/source/Deolali), India
| death_date = {{death date and age|1964|4|2|1899|1|7|df=yes}}
| death_place = [Ulladulla, New South Wales](/source/Ulladulla%2C_New_South_Wales), Australia
| batting =
| bowling =
| role =
| club1 = [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia_cricket_team)
| year1 = 1922–1937
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 =
| year2 =
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| columns = 1
| column1 = [First-class](/source/First-class_cricket)
| matches1 = 18
| runs1 = 719
| bat avg1 = 24.79
| 100s/50s1 = 0/5
| top score1 = 86
| deliveries1 = 376
| wickets1 = 7
| bowl avg1 = 53.71
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/89
| catches/stumpings1 = 5/0
| date = 17 July 2017
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/8021.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Frederick Taaffe''' (7 January 1899 – 2 April 1964) was an Australian [cricket](/source/cricket)er. He played eighteen [first-class](/source/first-class_cricket) matches for [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia_cricket_team) between 1922 and 1937.[{{Cite web |title=Frederick Taaffe Profile - Cricket Player Australia {{!}} Stats, Records, Video |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/frederick-taaffe-8021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529190303/https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/frederick-taaffe-8021 |archive-date=2023-05-29 |access-date=2025-07-24 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}]
He scored 719 runs in 33 innings at an average of 24.8, with a highest score of 86*. His seven first-class wickets also included a five-wicket haul, but came at an expensive average of 53.71 apiece.