John Frederick

John St John Frederick (6 January 1846 — 10 September 1907) was an English first-class cricketer, cricket administrator, and British Army officer. Life and cricket career The son of the British Indian Army General Edward Frederick, he was born in London in January 1846. He was educated at Eton College, where it was noted the performed well in matches against Harrow School. where he played for the college cricket team. From there, he matriculated to Christ Church, Oxford. There, he was a member of the Oxford University Cricket Club. It was for the club that he made his debut for in first-class cricket against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1864. Later in the season, he played in The University Match against Cambridge University at Lord's, obtaining his blue whilst still a freshman. Alongside his five appearances for Oxford in 1864, Frederick also played in Hampshire's second-ever first-class match against Middlesex at Islington, but played for Middlesex in the return fixture at Southampton. Between these two matches, he played for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club against the Gentlemen of Kent. Owing to a serious knee injury he did not feature for Oxford in 1865, but did make two first-class appearances later in the season for the Gentlemen of Middlesex and the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club. He resumed playing for Oxford in 1866, making a single appearance against Southgate, in addition to playing twice for Hampshire and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The following season, he made four first-class appearances for Oxford University and one apiece for the MCC and the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club. Frederick made three final first-class appearances in 1868, playing one each for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club, the MCC, and Hampshire. He played the majority (10) of his first-class matches for Oxford, scoring 188 runs at an average of 11.05, with a highest score of 39. For Hampshire, he scored 171 runs and made his highest first-class score of 44. For the Gentlemen of the MCC and the MCC, he scored 153 runs and 95 runs respectively. His overall first-class career consisted on 25 matches, in which he scored 635 runs at an average of 26.50. As a batsman, he was described in Scores and Biographies as a "fine, free, and powerful hitter". His four wickets all came in a single match for Hampshire against Middlesex in 1864. Frederick later served in the British Army.