Frank Edwards Greenwood (28 September 1905 – 30 July 1963) was an English

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er, who played 57 games for

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between 1929 and 1932. The tradition of the time demanded that Yorkshire have an

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and Greenwood was appointed skipper in 1931, when he was also awarded his cap, and 1932. He missed parts of the 1932 season through injury,

Brian Sellers Arthur Brian Sellers (5 March 1907 – 20 February 1981) was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who played in 334 first-class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1932 and 1948, and later became a prominent administrator ...

captaining in his stead, and Greenwood resigned at the end of the season. Born in Birkby,

Huddersfield Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into ...

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, Greenwood was a right-handed batsman, who scored 1,558 runs at 26.86, with his only century (104 not out), coming against

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. He took two wickets with his occasional right arm medium pace, at a cost of 34.50. Greenwood died at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Lindley, on 30 July 1963, aged 59.

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