Fred Grant was the oldest of 10 children of Thomas Geddes Grant (born in Canada in 1866), who founded a trading company, T. Geddes Grant, in Trinidad in 1901. He was born in 1891 in Port of Spain, where he went to school at Queen's Royal College, and later had his university education in Canada.[2]
A middle-order batsman and change bowler, Grant played six first-class matches for Trinidad between 1925 and 1927. When Trinidad won the final of the Inter-Colonial Tournament in 1925-26 he top-scored in Trinidad's successful run-chase in the second innings with 45.[3] He captained Trinidad in 1926-27 when they lost the final to Barbados after leading by 384 on the first innings.[4]
Fred Grant was awarded the OBE in 1935.[6] After the death of his father he led the family company, T. Geddes Grant, until his own death.[7] He died suddenly of heart failure in June 1946 while visiting one of his brothers in Toronto.[8]
Referencesedit
^"Frederick Grant". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^Jack Grant, Jack Grant's Story, Lutterworth, Guildford and London, 1980, pp. 1–10.
^"British Guiana v Trinidad 1925-26". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
^"Barbados v Trinidad 1926-27". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
fred, grant, cricketer, frederick, geddes, grant, october, 1891, june, 1946, trinidadian, cricketer, cricket, administrator, businessman, fred, grantpersonal, informationfull, namefrederick, geddes, grantborn, 1891, october, 1891port, spain, trinidaddied26, ju. Frederick Geddes Grant OBE 4 October 1891 26 June 1946 1 was a Trinidadian cricketer cricket administrator and businessman Fred GrantPersonal informationFull nameFrederick Geddes GrantBorn 1891 10 04 4 October 1891Port of Spain TrinidadDied26 June 1946 1946 06 26 aged 54 York Toronto Ontario CanadaRelationsLindsay Grant brother Jackie Grant brother Rolph Grant brother Domestic team informationYearsTeam1924 25 1926 27TrinidadCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 6Runs scored 160Batting average 17 77100s 50s 0 0Top score 45Balls bowled 612Wickets 9Bowling average 30 665 wickets in innings 010 wickets in match 0Best bowling 3 18Catches stumpings 5 Source CricInfo 4 April 2020Life and career editFred Grant was the oldest of 10 children of Thomas Geddes Grant born in Canada in 1866 who founded a trading company T Geddes Grant in Trinidad in 1901 He was born in 1891 in Port of Spain where he went to school at Queen s Royal College and later had his university education in Canada 2 A middle order batsman and change bowler Grant played six first class matches for Trinidad between 1925 and 1927 When Trinidad won the final of the Inter Colonial Tournament in 1925 26 he top scored in Trinidad s successful run chase in the second innings with 45 3 He captained Trinidad in 1926 27 when they lost the final to Barbados after leading by 384 on the first innings 4 Grant was President of the West Indies Cricket Board of Control in the 1930s 5 His younger brothers Jack and Rolph captained the West Indies Test team in the 1930s Fred Grant was awarded the OBE in 1935 6 After the death of his father he led the family company T Geddes Grant until his own death 7 He died suddenly of heart failure in June 1946 while visiting one of his brothers in Toronto 8 References edit Frederick Grant CricketArchive Retrieved 14 June 2021 Jack Grant Jack Grant s Story Lutterworth Guildford and London 1980 pp 1 10 British Guiana v Trinidad 1925 26 Cricinfo Retrieved 4 April 2020 Barbados v Trinidad 1926 27 Cricinfo Retrieved 4 April 2020 Grant Jack Grant s Story p 51 Colonial Office Honours List Birthday 1935 National Archives Retrieved 4 April 2020 Grant Jack Grant s Story p 81 Ontario Canada Deaths and Deaths Overseas 1869 1948 for Frederick Geddes Grant Ancestry Retrieved 14 June 2021 External links editFred Grant at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fred Grant cricketer amp oldid 1190332735, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
