Frederic North

Frederic North
CMG

A portrait of Frederic North published in The West Australian, 22 November 1902.[1]
Personal information
Full name	Frederic Dudley North
Born	(1866-11-09)9 November 1866 Earls Court, Kensington, London, England
Died	22 August 1921(1921-08-22) (aged 54) Cottesloe, Western Australia
Nickname	Piggy
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm slow
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1892/93	Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 109 Batting average 27.25 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 77 Balls bowled 36 Wickets 2 Bowling average 7.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 2/14 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 29 August 2011

Frederic Dudley North CMG (9 November 1866 – 22 August 1921) was an English-born public servant and sportsman. A descendant of the Barons North, he attended Rugby School before emigrating to Western Australia in 1886. North played two first-class matches for Western Australia, and was also involved in cricket administration, serving as the first secretary of the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA). Outside of cricket, North worked as a public servant, filling various roles in the Western Australian government, including secretary to Sir John Forrest, the first Premier of Western Australia, and head Colonial Secretary's Department. He was also Mayor of Cottesloe between 1906 and 1907 and again from 1911 to 1916. North died in Cottesloe from a heart attack in 1921, at the age of 54.