Fred Baring
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Frederick Albert Baring (15 December 1890 – 10 December 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL) during the early 1900s. In 1997 he was named at fullback in Essendon's official Team of the Century.
A premiership player with the Bombers four times, Baring started his career as a ruckman and ended it as a fullback. He kicked the sealer in the 1912 Grand Final
and captained Essendon for the 1918 season. In 1913 he won the Essendon Best and Fairest
award. He was a VFL interstate representative at the 1911 Adelaide Carnival
.
Baring was also a successful cricketer and played Sheffield Shield matches for Victoria. A right-handed batsman, he managed a total of 30 first-class matches between 1911/12 and 1928/29, scoring 1846 runs at 32.96. He came close to playing Test cricket
for Australia after being named in their squad to tour South Africa but the series was canceled due to World War I.
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL) during the early 1900s. In 1997 he was named at fullback in Essendon's official Team of the Century.
A premiership player with the Bombers four times, Baring started his career as a ruckman and ended it as a fullback. He kicked the sealer in the 1912 Grand Final
1912 VFL Grand Final
The 1912 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the South Melbourne Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 4 October 1912. It was the 15th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to...
and captained Essendon for the 1918 season. In 1913 he won the Essendon Best and Fairest
W. S. Crichton Medal
The W.S. Crichton Medal is the name given to Best and Fairest award for Australian rules football team the Essendon Football Club. The naming of the award is to honour Walter S...
award. He was a VFL interstate representative at the 1911 Adelaide Carnival
1911 Adelaide Carnival
The 1911 Adelaide Carnival was the second edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition...
.
Baring was also a successful cricketer and played Sheffield Shield matches for Victoria. A right-handed batsman, he managed a total of 30 first-class matches between 1911/12 and 1928/29, scoring 1846 runs at 32.96. He came close to playing Test cricket
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
for Australia after being named in their squad to tour South Africa but the series was canceled due to World War I.