Frank William Elworthy (11 June 1893 – 15 March 1978) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Transvaal between 1913 and 1930.[1]
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| Full name | Frank William Elworthy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 June 1893 Cambridge, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 March 1978 (aged 84) Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-break googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1912/13–1929/30 | Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 April 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A right-arm leg-spin bowler noted for his googlies,[2] Elworthy made his first-class debut in March 1913 aged 19 against Griqualand West, taking 5 for 87 in the first innings.[3]
Elworthy's best first-class figures were 6 for 60 in Transvaal's victory over Border in the 1920–21 Currie Cup.[4] He played for South Africa in the first of the two matches against the Australian Imperial Force Touring XI in November 1919, but with little success.[5][2]
References
edit- ^ "Frank Elworthy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Obituary: F. W. Elworthy". The Cricketer: 23. July 1978.
- ^ "Transvaal v Griqualand West 1912-13". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Border v Transvaal 1920-21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "South Africa v Australian Imperial Forces 1919-20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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