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Frederick Gross

Frederick Albert Gross (17 September 1902 — 11 March 1975) was an English first-class cricketer.

Gross was born in September 1902 at South Stoneham, Hampshire. He was educated at King Edward VI School, Southampton.[1] Gross made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Sussex at Portsmouth in the 1924 County Championship. He played first-class cricket for Hampshire until 1929, making 34 appearances.[2] In his 34 matches for Hampshire, he took 50 wickets with his leg break googly bowling, at an average of 37.00;[3] he took one five wicket haul, with figures of 5 for 53 against Yorkshire in 1927.[4] As a lower order batsman, he scored 202 runs with a highest score of 32 not out.[5] He later moved to Birmingham, where he took up employment with Mitchells & Butlers.[1] He played club cricket for the company cricket team, and in the 1934 County Championship he made a single appearance for Warwickshire against Yorkshire at Edgbaston;[2] notably, Gross took the wicket of Len Hutton in his first County Championship innings.[6] He died at Birmingham in March 1975.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "A-Z (G6)". www.hampshirecrickethistory.wordpress.com. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Gross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Frederick Gross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Yorkshire v Hampshire, County Championship 1927". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  5. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Frederick Gross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Player profile: Frederick Gross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  7. ^ The Cricketer, June 1975