Maurice Joseph Fenn (5 May 1911 – 11 April 1995) was a
Fijian cricket
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er. Fenn was a
leg break googly
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bowler.
Fenn made his
first-class debut for
Fiji in 1948 against
Auckland
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during Fiji's 1947–48 tour of
New Zealand
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, where he played five first-class matches in total. Fenn played a further four first-class matches during Fiji's 1953–54 tour of New Zealand, with his final first-class match for Fiji coming against Auckland.
In his 9 first-class matches for Fiji he scored 296 runs at a
batting average
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Cricket
In cricket, a player's batting average is ...
of 19.73, with a high score of 44. Widely regarded as the best bowler Fiji has produced, Fenn took 50 wickets at a
bowling average of 20.90. He took four
five wicket haul
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s and took
ten wickets in a match
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once, with best innings bowling figures of 6/94 against Auckland in 1948.
Fenn also represented Fiji in 25 non first-class matches from 1948 to 1960, with his final match for Fiji coming against
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during their 1959–60 tour of
Australia.
Fenn died on 11 April 1995 in
Samoa
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.
External links
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1911 births
1995 deaths
People from Lau Province
Fijian cricketers