Charlie Frank
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Charles Newton Frank (27 January 1891 - 25 December 1961) was a South African Test cricketer of the 1920s..
Born in Jagersfontein, Orange Free State, on 27 January 1891, Frank served in the First World War, where he was badly gassed, before returning to South Arica where he made his first-class cricket debut for South African province side Transvaal against the Australian Imperial Forces cricket team at Johannesburg in October 1919. Frank, who was a short man known as "Charlie", scored 108 on debut and came into contention for national selection.
During Australia’s tour of South Africa in 1921/22, Frank was selected for all three Test matches of the tour and played a starring role in the second game of the series, played at Johannesburg. South Africa was forced to follow on in their second innings 207 runs behind, and Frank batted for over eight and a half hours, scoring 152 to prevent an Australian victory. His time at the crease, against a strong Australian attack comprising Jack Gregory, Ted McDonald and Arthur Mailey, included partnerships of 105 with Herbie Taylor and 206 with Dave Nourse. Frank’s century remains one of the slowest on record for a Test match but the drawn match meant that the final match would decide the series winner. Australia subsequently won comfortably by ten wickets.
Frank died in Bryanston, Johannesburg on 25 December 1961, aged 71. No obituary appeared within the pages of Wisden for Frank after his death.
Frank holds the record for the lowest career aggregate of runs scored in a complete Test match career (236) that includes a score of 150.[1]
References
- ↑ Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley Publishing Pty Ltd. p. 457. ISBN 0947540067..
Sources
- World Cricketers - A Biographical Dictionary by Christopher Martin-Jenkins published by Oxford University Press (1996)
- The Wisden Book of Test Cricket, Volume 1 (1877-1977) compiled and edited by Bill Frindall published by Headline Book Publishing (1995)
- Who's Who of Cricketers by Philip Bailey, Philip Thorn & Peter Wynne-Thomas published by Hamlyn (1993)