Frank Gough

For the American orthodontist, see Frank A. Gough.

Francis Joseph Gough (26 July 1898 – 30 January 1980) was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Queensland from 1924 to 1933.

Frank Gough

Personal information
Full name	Francis Joseph Gough
Born	(1898-07-26)26 July 1898 Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died	30 January 1980(1980-01-30) (aged 81) Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg-spin
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1924-25 to 1932-33	Queensland
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 40 Runs scored 1779 Batting average 24.70 100s/50s 2/11 Top score 137 Balls bowled 1413 Wickets 10 Bowling average 92.30 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 3/100 Catches/stumpings 23/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 January 2020

Life and career

Frank Gough was a batsman and leg-spin bowler. In 1926–27 he played in Queensland's inaugural Sheffield Shield match, taking three wickets, including that of Archie Jackson, who was making his first-class debut.^[1] In 1927–28, he was the first bowler to dismiss Don Bradman for a duck in first-class cricket.^[2]

After 1927–28 he played for Queensland as a batsman, although he continued to bowl effectively in Brisbane Grade Cricket, where he set a record for Norths of 242 wickets, which stood until 1950–51 when it was surpassed by Bert McGinn.^[3] He made 52 and 104 when Queensland beat the touring MCC in 1929–30.^[4] His other century was the 137 he scored against New South Wales in 1930–31.^[5] He captained Queensland from 1930–31 to 1932–33.

Gough married Lottie Phillips in Sydney in April 1933.^[6] In World War II he served as a flying officer in the Royal Australian Air Force from September 1942 to December 1945.^[7]