Frank Holdsworth (15 September 1871 – 4 August 1941) was a New Zealand cricketer who played 12 matches of first-class cricket for Wellington from 1892 to 1903. He was also a lawyer.
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Born | (1871-09-15)15 September 1871 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 4 August 1941(1941-08-04) (aged 69) Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1891–92 to 1902–03 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 5 March 2018 |
Holdsworth was a tall, powerfully built right-arm medium-pace bowler whose height enabled him to extract extra bounce from the pitch, and a hard-hitting right-handed tail-end batsman.[1] In Wellington's innings victory over Hawke's Bay in 1896-97 he took 6 for 47 and 6 for 35.[2] Earlier that season he had been Wellington's top scorer against the touring Australians, making 30.[3]
After attending Wellington College and Wanganui Collegiate School he became a lawyer, and practised in Wellington for more than 40 years. He and his wife Winnie had two daughters and two sons.[4]
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