Frederick Hurrell Read (26 December 1855 – 4 May 1933) was an English

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er. Read's

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style is unknown. He was born at

Thames Ditton Thames Ditton is a suburban village on the River Thames, in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey, England. Apart from a large inhabited island in the river, it lies on the southern bank, centred 12.2 miles (19.6 km) southwest of Charing Cross ...

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. Read made a single first-class appearance for

against

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in 1881 at

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. Surrey won the toss and elected to bat, making 293 all out, with Read being dismissed for 4 runs by

William Attewell William Attewell (; commonly known as Dick Attewell) (12 June 1861 – 11 June 1927) was a cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and England. Attewell was a medium pace bowler who was renowned for his extraordinary accur ...

. Nottinghamshire responded in their first-innings by making 109 all out, with Surrey making them

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in their second-innings, with Nottinghamshire being dismissed in that innings for 162. Surrey won by an innings and 22 runs. This was his only major appearance for Surrey. He died at

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, on 4 May 1933. His brother,

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, played

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for

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, with Read appearing alongside him against Nottinghamshire in 1881. His uncle

Heathfield Stephenson Heathfield Harman "HH" Stephenson (3 May 1833 in Esher, Surrey – 17 December 1896 in Uppingham, Rutland) was a famous English cricketer during the game's roundarm era. Stephenson bowled right-arm fast roundarm, batted right-handed and was an ...

, also played first-class cricket.

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