Bill Farrimond was widely regarded in the late 1920s and across the 1930s as the second-best wicketkeeper in English first-class cricket, but the man regarded as the best was his Lancashire colleague George Duckworth – and for many years both of them were kept out of the England team by Leslie Ames, who was a much better batsman.[2] The result was that Farrimond played only a handful of county matches each season from 1925 to 1937 before, on the retirement of Duckworth, he finally played two full seasons in 1938 and 1939.
Despite being second-string wicketkeeper at Lancashire, Farrimond played four Tests. In 1930–31, he was picked as second wicketkeeper to Duckworth on the tour to the South Africa, and played in two matches when Duckworth was injured.[2] Four years later, he toured the West Indies and played one Test, with regular keeper Les Ames playing just as a batsman in that match. His only home Test match was the game at Lord's in 1935 against South Africa, when Ames again played as a batsman only.
An unobtrusive wicketkeeper, unlike Duckworth, Farrimond was the second wicketkeeper, after Tiger Smith, to make seven dismissals in an innings, then the world record.[2] A useful lower-order batsman, his one century came playing for the Minor Counties side.
He played one first-class match in 1945, a friendly "Roses" match, but at 42 years of age, he did not play again when regular cricket resumed after the Second World War.
Referencesedit
^"Bill Farrimond". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
^ abcd"Bill Farrimond". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
December 18, 2023
bill, farrimond, william, farrimond, 1903, november, 1979, english, cricketer, played, four, test, matches, from, 1931, 1935, born, died, westhoughton, lancashire, cricket, informationbattingright, handedinternational, informationnational, sideenglandtest, deb. William Farrimond 23 May 1903 15 November 1979 was an English cricketer who played in four Test matches from 1931 to 1935 1 2 He was born and died at Westhoughton Lancashire Bill FarrimondCricket informationBattingRight handedInternational informationNational sideEnglandTest debut13 February 1931 v South AfricaLast Test29 June 1935 v South AfricaCareer statisticsCompetition Test First classMatches 4 153Runs scored 116 2 908Batting average 16 57 23 64100s 50s 0 0 1 16Top score 35 174Catches stumpings 5 2 252 80Source CricketArchive 7 November 2022Bill Farrimond was widely regarded in the late 1920s and across the 1930s as the second best wicketkeeper in English first class cricket but the man regarded as the best was his Lancashire colleague George Duckworth and for many years both of them were kept out of the England team by Leslie Ames who was a much better batsman 2 The result was that Farrimond played only a handful of county matches each season from 1925 to 1937 before on the retirement of Duckworth he finally played two full seasons in 1938 and 1939 Despite being second string wicketkeeper at Lancashire Farrimond played four Tests In 1930 31 he was picked as second wicketkeeper to Duckworth on the tour to the South Africa and played in two matches when Duckworth was injured 2 Four years later he toured the West Indies and played one Test with regular keeper Les Ames playing just as a batsman in that match His only home Test match was the game at Lord s in 1935 against South Africa when Ames again played as a batsman only An unobtrusive wicketkeeper unlike Duckworth Farrimond was the second wicketkeeper after Tiger Smith to make seven dismissals in an innings then the world record 2 A useful lower order batsman his one century came playing for the Minor Counties side He played one first class match in 1945 a friendly Roses match but at 42 years of age he did not play again when regular cricket resumed after the Second World War References edit Bill Farrimond www cricketarchive com Retrieved 2 September 2017 a b c d Bill Farrimond www espncricinfo com Retrieved 2 September 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Farrimond amp oldid 1176806893, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
