Frank Joplin (27 February 1894 – 1 March 1984) was a New Zealand

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who played four matches of

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for

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in the 1913-14 season. Joplin was born in

and attended

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before going to Victoria College for his university studies. A weak heart owing to childhood

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prevented him from serving in the armed forces in

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. He became a teacher, taking up a position at Wellington College. A middle-order batsman, Joplin's most successful first-class match was in January 1914 against

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, when he top-scored for Wellington with 80 and 22 in their 85-run victory. In a senior club match in Wellington in 1914-15 he scored 199

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in four hours. He married Mary Feist in Wellington in December 1921. Their son Graham Joplin was a prominent endocrinologist.

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