Frederick Martin (cricketer)

Frederick Martin

Martin in around 1895
Personal information
Full name	Frederick Martin
Born	(1861-10-12)12 October 1861 Dartford, Kent
Died	13 December 1921(1921-12-13) (aged 60) Dartford, Kent
Nickname	Nutty
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 70)	11 August 1890 v Australia
Last Test	22 March 1892 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1885–1899	Kent
1886–1900	MCC
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 2 317 Runs scored 14 4,545 Batting average 7.00 12.15 100s/50s 0/0 0/8 Top score 13 90 Balls bowled 410 67,794 Wickets 14 1,317 Bowling average 10.07 17.38 5 wickets in innings 2 95 10 wickets in match 1 23 Best bowling 6/50 8/45 Catches/stumpings 2/– 120/–
Source: CricInfo, 29 December 2008

Frederick Martin (12 October 1861 – 13 December 1921), also known as Fred Martin and Nutty Martin,^[1] was an English professional cricketer who bowled left-arm medium-pace spin. Martin played first-class cricket between 1885 and 1892, primarily for Kent County Cricket Club, and appeared twice in Test matches for the England cricket team.^[2] He was considered one of the best left-arm spin bowlers in the country between 1889 and 1891.^[3]

Martin was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the 1892 edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. He took six wickets in both innings of his Test debut in 1890, the first time any player had taken two five wicket hauls in his debut Test match. His 12 wickets for 102 runs in the match were the best match figures for a debutant in Test cricket at the time and remained so until 1972. They remain the best match figures for an England player on debut. He took 100 first-class wickets in a season six times and took four wickets in four balls playing for MCC in 1895.