Frederic Stovin Dealtry Willett (10 November 1853 – 23 April 1884) was an English first-class cricketer.

Frederic Willett
Personal information
Full name
Frederic Stovin Dealtry Willett
Born10 November 1853
Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Died23 April 1884(1884-04-23) (aged 30)
Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm roundarm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1882Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 9
Batting average 4.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 9
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 August 2021

The son of the physician Edmund Sparshall Willett, he was born at Marylebone in November 1853. He was educated at Rugby School,[1] before going up to Caius College, Cambridge.[2] Willett later made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1882.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 4 runs in the MCC first innings by Robert Ramsay, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 5 runs by C. Aubrey Smith.[4] Willett died at Ventnor on the Isle of Wight in April 1884, aged 30.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Mitchell, A. T. (1902). Rugby School Register 1842–1874. Vol. 2. A. J. Lawrence. p. 305.
  2. ^ Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 6. Cambridge University Press. p. 481.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Frederic Willett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Cambridge University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1882". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  5. ^ Isle of Wight Board of Guardians. Hampshire Advertiser. 10 May 1884. pp. 4–5
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