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| Full name | Frank Henry Vigar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 July 1917 Bruton, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 May 2004 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Legbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938–1954 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 28 May 1938 Essex v Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 28 August 1954 Essex v Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 22 September 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frank Henry Vigar (14 July 1917 – 31 May 2004) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Essex County Cricket Club between 1938 and 1954. A right-handed batsman, and leg break bowler, Vigar served as an all-rounder with 8,858 runs at 26.28 and 241 wickets at 37.90. From his rained-off debut in 1938, Vigar went on to play 257 matches for his county. His greatest success came in the "golden summer"[1] of 1947, where he scored 1,735 runs and took 64 wickets. A partnership with Peter Smith of 218 for the final wicket remains an Essex record.[2]
He spent the Second World War serving in the Royal Air Force. As his career progressed, his once useful bowling became both less successful and subordinate to Smith's, though he remained a sound and reliable batsman until a decline in form prompted the end of his playing career in 1954.[2] He made minor county and invitation appearances on occasion up to 1965, and spent three years coaching West of Scotland before retiring.
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