Frank Davidson
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Frank Davidson was an English
cricket
er who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire
between 1897 and 1899.
Davidson was born in Brimington
, Derbyshire
, the son of Josh Davidson
, a coal miner and his wife Elizabeth. His father played one game annually for Derbyshire from 1871 to 1875.
Davidson's first-class career began for Derbyshire in the 1897 season
. His brother George
had been playing for the club since 1886 and the brothers appeared together in his debut in August 1897 playing against Warwickshire
. There was another pair of brothers Willie Quaife
and Walter Quaife
on the Warwickshire side, but the match was abandoned part way through the first innings. That was Davidson's his only match in the 1897 season, but he played more fully in the 1898 season
. In his opening game against Essex
he took five catches and a wicket, while his brother George achieved a match wicket haul of 15. In his next match against Leicestershire
, he achieved his best bowling performance of 6 for 36, with a match wicket total of 9. Against Nottinghamshire
he took 6 for 49 and a match total of 8. He took wickets regularly in the remaining matches of the season and took many catches from his brother's bowling, but his batting scores were low. At the beginning of 1899 George Davidson died of pneumonia and in the 1899 season
Frank Davidson played five matches. Against Hampshire
he achieved his best batting score of 43 and took steady wickets, but in subsequent matches his bowling and batting performance declined and he played his last game in June.
Davidson was a right-arm medium pace bowler and took 43 first class wickets at an average of 25.44 and a best performance of 6 for 36. He was a right-hand batsman and played 23 innings in 14 first class matches with an average of 6.78 and a top score of 43.
Davidson died at Chesterfield
, Derbyshire, at the age of 78.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
between 1897 and 1899.
Davidson was born in Brimington
Brimington
Brimington is a civil parish within the borough of Chesterfield in north-east Derbyshire, England. The town of Staveley is to the east, and Hollingwood is nearby...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, the son of Josh Davidson
Joseph Davidson
Joseph Davidson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1874. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
, a coal miner and his wife Elizabeth. His father played one game annually for Derbyshire from 1871 to 1875.
Davidson's first-class career began for Derbyshire in the 1897 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1897
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1897 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for twenty six years. It was their third season in the County Championship and they came fourteenth after failing to win a match..-1897 season:...
. His brother George
George Davidson (cricketer)
George Arthur Davidson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1886 and 1898 and for Marylebone Cricket Club between 1888 and 1898. A useful all-rounder, he scored over 5500 runs and took 621 wickets in his first class career.Davidson was born in Brimington, Derbyshire, the son...
had been playing for the club since 1886 and the brothers appeared together in his debut in August 1897 playing against Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
. There was another pair of brothers Willie Quaife
Willie Quaife
William Quaife, known as "Willie", born at Newhaven, Sussex on 17 March 1872 and died at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on 13 October 1951, was a cricketer who played for Sussex, Warwickshire and England....
and Walter Quaife
Walter Quaife
Walter Quaife was an English cricketer who made 224 appearances for Sussex and Warwickshire between 1884 and 1901. He scored 8,536 runs at 22.88, including ten centuries.-External links:...
on the Warwickshire side, but the match was abandoned part way through the first innings. That was Davidson's his only match in the 1897 season, but he played more fully in the 1898 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1898
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1898 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for twenty-seven years. It was their fourth season in the County Championship and they won three matches to finish ninth in the Championship table.-1898 season:Derbyshire played...
. In his opening game against Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
he took five catches and a wicket, while his brother George achieved a match wicket haul of 15. In his next match against Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
, he achieved his best bowling performance of 6 for 36, with a match wicket total of 9. Against Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
he took 6 for 49 and a match total of 8. He took wickets regularly in the remaining matches of the season and took many catches from his brother's bowling, but his batting scores were low. At the beginning of 1899 George Davidson died of pneumonia and in the 1899 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1899
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1899 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for twenty-eight years. It was their fifth season in the County Championship and they won three matches to finish fifteenth in the Championship table.-1899 season:Derbyshire played...
Frank Davidson played five matches. Against Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
he achieved his best batting score of 43 and took steady wickets, but in subsequent matches his bowling and batting performance declined and he played his last game in June.
Davidson was a right-arm medium pace bowler and took 43 first class wickets at an average of 25.44 and a best performance of 6 for 36. He was a right-hand batsman and played 23 innings in 14 first class matches with an average of 6.78 and a top score of 43.
Davidson died at Chesterfield
Chesterfield
Chesterfield is a market town and a borough of Derbyshire, England. It lies north of Derby, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Its population is 70,260 , making it Derbyshire's largest town...
, Derbyshire, at the age of 78.