Frank Elworthy

Frank Elworthy
Personal information
Full name
Frank William Elworthy
Born(1893-06-11)11 June 1893
Cambridge, England
Died15 March 1978(1978-03-15) (aged 84)
Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-break googly
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1912/13–1929/30Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 14
Runs scored 171
Batting average 12.21
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 44
Balls bowled 1785
Wickets 42
Bowling average 26.97
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/60
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 April 2023

Frank William Elworthy (11 June 1893 – 15 March 1978) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Transvaal between 1913 and 1930.

A right-arm leg-spin bowler noted for his googlies, Elworthy made his first-class debut in March 1913 aged 19 against Griqualand West, taking 5 for 87 in the first innings.

Elworthy's best first-class figures were 6 for 60 in Transvaal's victory over Border in the 1920–21 Currie Cup. He played for South Africa in the first of the two matches against the Australian Imperial Force Touring XI in November 1919, but with little success.

References

  1. ↑ "Frank Elworthy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Obituary: F. W. Elworthy". The Cricketer: 23. July 1978.
  3. ↑ "Transvaal v Griqualand West 1912-13". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Border v Transvaal 1920-21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "South Africa v Australian Imperial Forces 1919-20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2023.