Frank Dennis
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Frank Dennis was an English
first-class cricket
er, who played in 89 matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
from 1928 to 1933, and three for the Minor Counties from 1936 to 1939. He was awarded his Yorkshire cap in 1929.
Born in Holbeck
, Leeds
, Yorkshire
, England
, Dennis was right arm fast bowler, who took 163 wickets at 29.26, with a best of 6 for 42 against Northamptonshire
, one of 5 'five fors' in his career. A left-handed batsman, he scored 1,500 runs at 19.73, with a best of 95 against the West Indies tourists. He also took 59 catches.
He is part of a cricketing dynasty. His brother in law was Len Hutton
; one of his nephews, Richard Hutton, likewise played for Yorkshire and England; other nephews, Simon Dennis
, played for Yorkshire and Glamorgan
, and John Hutton
played a game for the MCC
.
Dennis was an aggressive left-handed batsman, learning his cricket in the Scarborough district. He went on to play for Heckleton Main, Hull, Baildon, and Undercliffe and, from 1935 to 1939, assisted Cheshire
. He scored over 1,000 runs as a professional for Oxton (Cheshire) in 1935. In 1948, he emigrated to New Zealand
, to take up fruit farming in Christchurch
, and became a selector for the Canterbury Cricket Association.
He died in November 2000 in Christchurch, New Zealand, at the age of 93.
English people
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first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er, who played in 89 matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
from 1928 to 1933, and three for the Minor Counties from 1936 to 1939. He was awarded his Yorkshire cap in 1929.
Born in Holbeck
Holbeck
Holbeck is a district in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.The district begins on the southern edge of the Leeds city centre and mainly lies in the LS11 Leeds postcode area. The M1 and M621 motorways used to end/begin in Holbeck. Now the M621 is the only motorway that passes through the area since...
, Leeds
Leeds
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, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, England
England
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, Dennis was right arm fast bowler, who took 163 wickets at 29.26, with a best of 6 for 42 against Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
, one of 5 'five fors' in his career. A left-handed batsman, he scored 1,500 runs at 19.73, with a best of 95 against the West Indies tourists. He also took 59 catches.
He is part of a cricketing dynasty. His brother in law was Len Hutton
Len Hutton
Sir Leonard "Len" Hutton was an English Test cricketer, who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and England in the years around the Second World War as an opening batsman. He was described by Wisden Cricketer's Almanack as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket...
; one of his nephews, Richard Hutton, likewise played for Yorkshire and England; other nephews, Simon Dennis
Simon Dennis (cricketer)
Simon John Dennis is an English first-class cricketer, who appeared in 104 first-class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Glamorgan County Cricket Club and Orange Free State in South Africa....
, played for Yorkshire and Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan 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 Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
, and John Hutton
John Hutton
John Hutton is the name of:*John Hutton , British Member of Parliament for Richmond, 1701–1702*John Hutton , famous for glass engravings at the Shakespeare Centre at Stratford upon Avon or at Coventry cathedral...
played a game for the MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
.
Dennis was an aggressive left-handed batsman, learning his cricket in the Scarborough district. He went on to play for Heckleton Main, Hull, Baildon, and Undercliffe and, from 1935 to 1939, assisted Cheshire
Cheshire County Cricket Club
Cheshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cheshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. He scored over 1,000 runs as a professional for Oxton (Cheshire) in 1935. In 1948, he emigrated to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, to take up fruit farming in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, and became a selector for the Canterbury Cricket Association.
He died in November 2000 in Christchurch, New Zealand, at the age of 93.