Frank Woolley was a renowned cricketer born upon 27 May 1887, in Tonbridge, Kent, England. He was an all-rounder that primarily played as a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He was known for his unbelievable abilities as a fielder as well as his athleticism on the field.
Woolley made his debut for Kent when he was just 18 years old, in the summer of 1906. His efficiency in his debut season was amazing, scoring 719 runs and taking 42 gates. He played his very first examination suit for England in 1909 against South Africa, which was the start of his remarkable global cricket career.
Woolley then represented England in 64 examination suits from 1909 to 1934. He scored 3283 runs and also took 83 wickets throughout his examination occupation, which lasted for 25 years. He was additionally a part of the England group that won the Ashes in Australia in 1928-29.
Aside from his worldwide job, Woolley had an outstanding domestic occupation. He stood for Kent for 37 years, from 1906 to 1933, and also racked up over 58,000 runs and also took greater than 2000 wickets. He became part of eight championship-winning teams for Kent and also led the club to the championship title in 1913.
Woolley retired from international cricket in 1934 and also retired entirely in 1938. Nonetheless, he stayed involved in cricket as an instructor and also a manager. He also served in World War I as a pilot and also skilled future pilots.
Woolley was bestowed the respected Wisden Cricketer of the Year award in 1911 and also was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2009. He died on 18 October 1978, in Canterbury, Kent, at the age of 91. He is kept in mind as one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history, whose payments to cricket will certainly constantly be treasured.
Our collection contains 11 quotes who is written / told by Frank.
"It is amazing how the public steadfastly refuse to attend the third day of a match when so often the last day produces the best and most exciting cricket"
"We always had to play the game and play for the team. It is a Kent tradition"
"It was never a policy of the Kent team that the pitch must be occupied all day after winning the toss"
"Still, I believe it is only a passing phase and cricket will one day produce an abundance of great players"
"Square cuts which ordinarily would have flashed to the boundary earned only two, and I believe that those two innings would have been worth 150 apiece in a county match"
"I was not depressed when they got me out. I have always taken my dismissals as part of the game"
"In the old days we were probably educated in cricket in a far more serious way than now"
"I don't think I ever worked harder at any match during my career to get runs as I did then, nor did I ever have to face in one game such consistently fast bowlers as the Australian pair, Gregory and McDonald"
"I cannot let this opportunity pass without placing on record how much I have enjoyed my cricket with Kent"
"Those were the great days when plenty of amateurs could spare time for cricket"
"Lots of times I was out through forcing the game"
