Frederick Rhead Heath was an English cricket

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er who played first class cricket for Derbyshire

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 in 1924 and 1925.

Heath was born at Swadlincote

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, Derbyshire

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. He played minor counties cricket for Staffordshire

Staffordshire County Cricket Club

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 between 1913 and 1921. During World War I

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 he served with the Royal Artillery

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. He made his debut for Derbyshire against Gloucestershire

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 in July 1924 when he took a wicket and a catch and made 13 in the only innings he played. He played two more matches in 1924 and one in 1925.

Heath played six innings in four first class matches with an average of 4.40 and a top score of 17. He took three first-class wickets at an average of 15.88 and a best performance of 2 for 4.

Heath died at Sutton, Seaford

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, Sussex

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 at the age of 72. His brother John Heath

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John Stanley Heath was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Europeans in India in 1918/19 and for Derbyshire in 1924 and 1925....

also played for Derbyshire