 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[1] 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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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1906–1938 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 for the England cricket team. A genuine all-rounder, Woolley was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm bowler. He was an outstanding fielder close to the wicket and is the only non wicket-keeper to have held over 1,000 catches in a first-class career, whilst his total number of runs scored is the second highest of all time and his total number of wickets taken the 27th highest.
Woolley played for England in 64 Test matches from 1909 to 1934 and is generally regarded as one of cricket's greatest all-rounders. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in the 1911 edition of the almanack and was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2009.
- ^ Ellis & Pennell, p. 17.
- ^ Milton 1998, p. 17.
- ^ Croudy, p. 4.
- ^ Caine S (1931) Notes by the Editor, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1931. London: John Wisden & Co. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ Frank Woolley, CricInfo. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ Frank Woolley, CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2021. (subscription required)
- ^ Carlaw, p. 602.
- ^ Milton 1998, p. 106.
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