Fred Root

Fred Root
Personal information
Full name
Charles Frederick Root
Born(1890-04-16)16 April 1890
Somercotes, Derbyshire, England
Died20 January 1954(1954-01-20) (aged 63)
Wolverhampton, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut12 June 1926 v Australia
Last Test24 July 1926 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19101920Derbyshire
1921–1932Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 3 365
Runs scored 7,911
Batting average 14.78
100s/50s 1/23
Top score 107
Balls bowled 642 80,614
Wickets 8 1,512
Bowling average 24.25 21.11
5 wickets in innings 0 125
10 wickets in match 0 33
Best bowling 4/84 9/23
Catches/stumpings 1/– 244/–
Source: CricketArchive, 11 July 2010

Charles Frederick Root (16 April 1890 – 20 January 1954) was an English cricketer who played for England in 1926 and for Derbyshire between 1910 and 1920 and for Worcestershire between 1921 and 1932.[1]