Frank Henry Farrands (28 March 1835 – 22 September 1916) was an English first-class cricketer and
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umpire.
A right-handed roundarm fast bowler, Farrands took 128 wickets for
Marylebone Cricket Club
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(1868–1880), Nottinghamshire (1871) and others in 30 matches at an average of 15. he was on the ground staff at
Lord's
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from 1868 to 1908.
[ In 1870, at Lord's, he came into the Players' team at the last moment as a substitute and took 10 wickets in the match for 88 runs, including his best first-class figures of 6 for 23 in the second innings.][
He umpired in first-class cricket from 1868 to 1900, standing in seven Ashes Tests on the Australian tours of 1884, 1886 and 1888. He umpired 216 first-class cricket matches,]
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1835 births
1916 deaths
English cricketers
Nottinghamshire cricketers
Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
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Cricketers from Sutton-in-Ashfield
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