Frank Martin (cricketer)
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Frank Reginald Martin (October 12, 1893-November 23, 1967) was a West Indian
cricketer
who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of England
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Martin was born in Kingston, Jamaica
. He played in every Test in both of the West Indies' first two Test tours, in 1928 and in 1930-31
. His Test career was relatively modest, but he did have one shining moment. In the fifth Test at Sydney
of the 1930-31 tour, he scored an impressive 123* in the first innings against the strong Australian bowling of the day, earning a good part of Windies' 350 for 6. Later, on the defence, he took 4 wickets for 111 runs. This was the West Indies' first victory away from home. This would be the last Test Martin played in (he was 37 at the time).
He died in Kingston at the age of seventy four.
West Indian cricket team
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
cricketer
Cricketer
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who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of England
West Indian cricket team in England in 1928
The West Indian cricket team that toured England in the 1928 season was the first to play Test cricket. The team was not very successful, losing all three Tests by an innings and winning only five of the 30 first-class matches played....
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Martin was born in Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
. He played in every Test in both of the West Indies' first two Test tours, in 1928 and in 1930-31
West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1930-31
The West Indies cricket team toured Australia in 1930-31 and played 5 Test matches against Australia. Australia won the series 4-1.-Test series summary:* at Adelaide Oval – Australia won by 10 wickets...
. His Test career was relatively modest, but he did have one shining moment. In the fifth Test at Sydney
Sydney
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of the 1930-31 tour, he scored an impressive 123* in the first innings against the strong Australian bowling of the day, earning a good part of Windies' 350 for 6. Later, on the defence, he took 4 wickets for 111 runs. This was the West Indies' first victory away from home. This would be the last Test Martin played in (he was 37 at the time).
He died in Kingston at the age of seventy four.