Frederick Ireland

Frederick Ireland

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Schomberg Ireland
Born	6 April 1860 Port Louis, Mauritius
Died	6 March 1937 (aged 76) Menton, France
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm roundarm fast
Relations	John Ireland (nephew)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1878–1887	Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 125 Batting average 17.85 100s/50s –/1 Top score 87 Balls bowled 140 Wickets 3 Bowling average 18.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 3/37 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 January 2012

Frederick Schomberg Ireland (6 April 1860 – 16 March 1937) was an English cricketer. Ireland was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. He was born at Port Louis, Mauritius.

Ireland made his first-class debut for Kent against Hampshire in 1878. He played a further first-class match that season against Sussex. He next appeared for Kent in first-class cricket some nine years later in 1887, playing two matches against Middlesex and Lancashire.^[1] In his four first-class matches, he scored a total of 125 runs at an average of 17.85, with a high score of 87.^[2] This score was his only half century and came against Middlesex.^[3] With the ball, he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 18.00, with best figures of 3/37.^[4]

He died at Menton, France on 16 March 1937. His nephew John Ireland also played first-class cricket.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Ireland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Frederick Ireland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
3. "Middlesex v Kent, 1887". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
4. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Frederick Ireland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2012.

External links

• Frederick Ireland at ESPNcricinfo
• Frederick Ireland at CricketArchive