Frederick Capron

Frederick William Capron (1 October 1860 – 18 January 1942) was an English first-class cricketer and solicitor.

Frederick Capron

Personal information
Full name	Frederick William Capron
Born	1 October 1860 Westminster, Middlesex, England
Died	18 January 1942(1942-01-18) (aged 81) Kensington, London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1881–1882	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 13 Batting average 4.33 100s/50s –/– Top score 11 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 September 2021

The son of Frederick Lucas Capron, he was born at Westminster in October 1860. He was educated at both Tonbridge School and Rugby School,^[1] before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge.^[2] While studying at Cambridge, Capron made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Hampshire at Lord's in 1881, and Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1882.^[3] He scored 13 runs in these two matches, with a highest score of 11.^[4] After graduating from Cambridge, Capron was admitted to practice as a solicitor in 1886.^[2] In 1936, he successfully sued his brother, George and his sister-in-law, for libel following letters they had written to The Reverend Brian Hunt; Capron was awarded £1,000 in damages.^[5][6] Capron died at Kensington in January 1942.