William Frame (31 August 1932 – 12 February 1965) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played seven first-class matches for Otago between the 1955–56 and 1957–58 seasons.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | William David Frame |
| Born | 31 August 1932 Mosgiel, New Zealand |
| Died | 12 February 1965 (aged 32) Papanui, New Zealand |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1955/56–1957/58 | Otago |
Source: Cricinfo, 10 May 2016 | |
Frame was born at Mosgiel in Otago in 1932 and educated at Otago Boys' High School in Dunedin. He worked as a fruiterer.[2] A right-arm opening bowler, on his first-class debut against Canterbury in December 1955 he took five wickets in each innings.[3]
In February 1965, Frame shot dead his girlfriend and her parents, before turning the gun on himself.[4][5] He was a cousin of the New Zealand author Janet Frame.[4]
References
edit- ^ "William Frame". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 52. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
- ^ "Otago v Canterbury 1955-56". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Mental health help there for NZ cricketers". Stuff. December 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ David Frith (16 December 2011). Silence Of The Heart: Cricket Suicides. Mainstream Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-78057-393-9.
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