Frederick Reynolds (cricketer)
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Frederick Reginald Reynolds (7 August 1833 - 18 April 1915) was an English cricket
er who played first class cricket for Cambridge Town Club
from 1854 to 1860, for Cambridgeshire
from 1857 to 1867 and for Lancashire
from 1865 to 1874.
Reynolds was born at Bottisham
, Cambridgeshire
. He became a professional cricketer and was employed at Charterhouse School
in 1853 and 1854. He played one or two first class matches a year for Cambridge Town Club from 1854 to 1860 and was a professional with M.C.C. in 1855. From 1856 to 1857 he was at Botesdale, Suffolk and he played about three first class matches a year for Cambridgeshire from 1857 to 1867. In 1858 he played for the United England Eleven in a tour of non-first class matches and in 1859 and 1860 made similar tours for the All England Eleven. In 1861 joined Manchester Cricket Club as a ground bowler and then became ground manager. In 1865 he made his debut for Lancashire, playing until 1874. He took two five-wicket innings in 1865 and one in 1866. The match against Surrey at Old Trafford on 26 May 1870 was played as his benefit match. During the season he achieved two five wicket innings. In November 1870 he was promoted to the offices of Acting Assistant Secretary, Collector and General Manager of the Manchester Cricket Club. In the 1871 season he took two five
Reynolds was initially a right-hand fast round-arm bowler with a break-back from the off and an easy action. He was later a slow underarm bowler. He took 208 first class wickets at an average of 17.58 and with a best performance of 6 for 58. He was a hard hitting tail end right-hand batsman and played 106 innings in 65 first class matches with an average of 5.55 and a top score of 34 not out.
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 who played first class cricket for Cambridge Town Club
Cambridge Town Club
Cambridge Town Club was a first-class cricket club established in Cambridge before 1819. As with other leading town clubs, its team was representative of the county of Cambridgeshire as a whole and it ultimately evolved into Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club...
from 1854 to 1860, for Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club
Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cambridgeshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy.The club is based at The Avenue...
from 1857 to 1867 and for Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
from 1865 to 1874.
Reynolds was born at Bottisham
Bottisham
Bottisham is a village and civil parish in the East Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, about east of Cambridge, halfway to Newmarket. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,983.-Church:...
, Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
. He became a professional cricketer and was employed at Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School, originally The Hospital of King James and Thomas Sutton in Charterhouse, or more simply Charterhouse or House, is an English collegiate independent boarding school situated at Godalming in Surrey.Founded by Thomas Sutton in London in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian...
in 1853 and 1854. He played one or two first class matches a year for Cambridge Town Club from 1854 to 1860 and was a professional with M.C.C. in 1855. From 1856 to 1857 he was at Botesdale, Suffolk and he played about three first class matches a year for Cambridgeshire from 1857 to 1867. In 1858 he played for the United England Eleven in a tour of non-first class matches and in 1859 and 1860 made similar tours for the All England Eleven. In 1861 joined Manchester Cricket Club as a ground bowler and then became ground manager. In 1865 he made his debut for Lancashire, playing until 1874. He took two five-wicket innings in 1865 and one in 1866. The match against Surrey at Old Trafford on 26 May 1870 was played as his benefit match. During the season he achieved two five wicket innings. In November 1870 he was promoted to the offices of Acting Assistant Secretary, Collector and General Manager of the Manchester Cricket Club. In the 1871 season he took two five
Reynolds was initially a right-hand fast round-arm bowler with a break-back from the off and an easy action. He was later a slow underarm bowler. He took 208 first class wickets at an average of 17.58 and with a best performance of 6 for 58. He was a hard hitting tail end right-hand batsman and played 106 innings in 65 first class matches with an average of 5.55 and a top score of 34 not out.