Frank Woolley
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Frank Edward Woolley (27 May 1887 – 18 October 1978) was an English professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club between 1906 and 1938 and for the England cricket team. A genuine all-rounder, Woolley was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm bowler. He was an outstanding fielder close to the wicket and is the only non wicket-keeper to have held over 1,000 catches in a first-class career, whilst his total number of runs scored is the second highest of all time and his total number of wickets taken the 27th highest.
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Full name | Frank Edward Woolley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1887-05-27)27 May 1887 Tonbridge, Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 18 October 1978(1978-10-18) (aged 91) Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3[1] in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm medium Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Claud Woolley (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 163) | 9 August 1909 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 22 August 1934 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1906–1938 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 28 December 2021 |
Woolley played for England in 64 Test matches from 1909 to 1934 and is generally regarded as one of cricket's greatest all-rounders. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in the 1911 edition of the almanack and was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2009.