Norton Fredrick

Norton Fredrick

Personal information
Full name	Norton Fredrick
Born	14 November 1937 Wattala, Sri Lanka
Died	10 August 2011 (aged 73) Wattala, Sri Lanka
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm fast-medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 13 Runs scored 196 Batting average 17.81 100s/50s –/1 Top score 54 Balls bowled 1,946 Wickets 41 Bowling average 25.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 4/43 Catches/stumpings 3
Source: Cricinfo, 12 August 2011

Norton Fredrick (14 November 1937, Wattala – 10 August 2011, Wattala) was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was primarily a fast bowler who represented Ceylon from 1964 until 1968 before retiring due to family commitments.

On his first-class debut in the Gopalan Trophy in March 1964, he took a hat-trick.^[1] When Ceylon defeated India in Ahmedabad in January 1965, he took seven wickets in the match, all of top-order batsmen.^[2]

He had two sons, one of whom died while serving as an Army officer during the Sri Lankan Civil War.

Death

Fredrick died, aged 73, on 10 August 2011, in his native Wattala, a suburb of Colombo. A road near his home is named after him.^[3]

References

1. "Ceylon Board President's XI v Madras 1963-64". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
2. "India v Ceylon, Ahmedabad 1964-65". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
3. Wisden 2012, p. 198.

External links

• Norton Fredrick dies at 73
• Player profile: Norton Fredrick from CricketArchive
• Norton Frederick, Our "Fiery Fred" by Sa'adi Thawfeeq in The Nation