Frank Woolley
Woolley in about 1912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Frank Edward Woolley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 May 1887 Tonbridge, Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 October 1978 (aged 91) Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Claud Woolley (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 163) | 9 August 1909 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 22 August 1934 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1906–1938 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 28 December 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frank Edward Woolley (27 May 1887 – 18 October 1978) was an English professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club between 1906 and 1938 and represented the England cricket team. A genuine all-rounder, Woolley was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm bowler. He was also an outstanding close-in fielder and remains the only non-wicket-keeper to have taken more than 1,000 catches in a first-class career. His aggregate of runs scored is the second-highest in first-class cricket history, while total number of wickets places him 27th overall.
Woolley played 64 Test matches for England between 1909 and 1934 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of the sport. He was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in the 1911 and was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2009.