Frank Hearne
Encyclopedia
Frank Hearne was a cricket
er.
One of the few men to play Test cricket
for more than one country, he played for both England
and South Africa
.
At Newlands, Cape Town, in March 1892, he made his debut for South Africa having already appeared twice for his native England. In the one-off Test match he faced his brothers Alec and George who made their only appearances for England.
He also umpired
in 6 Tests.
He played for Kent County Cricket Club
from 1879 to 1889.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er.
One of the few men to play Test cricket
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
for more than one country, he played for both England
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
and South Africa
South African cricket team
The South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
.
At Newlands, Cape Town, in March 1892, he made his debut for South Africa having already appeared twice for his native England. In the one-off Test match he faced his brothers Alec and George who made their only appearances for England.
He also umpired
Umpire (cricket)
In cricket, an umpire is a person who has the authority to make judgements on the cricket field, according to the Laws of Cricket...
in 6 Tests.
He played for Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
from 1879 to 1889.