Fred le Roux
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| Full name | Frederick Louis le Roux | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 February 1882 Somerset East, Cape Colony | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 September 1963 (aged 81) Durban, Natal, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test | 14 February 1914 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frederick Louis le Roux (5 February 1882 – 22 September 1963) was a South African cricketer.[1]
Le Roux was born in Somerset East, Cape Colony.[2] He was in a pool of players for consideration for the 1912 Triangular Tournament in England, but was not selected by the committee to travel.[3] He played in his only Test match in February 1914, during England's tour to South Africa. He scored just one run in his two innings and bowled nine overs without taking a wicket. He also captained Transvaal in domestic cricket for several seasons.[4][5] He died, aged 81, in Durban, Natal.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Fred le Roux". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Fred le Roux, CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Tour of England 1912 (The Triangular Tournament)". Test Cricket Tours. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (19 January 1996). World Cricketers: A Biographical Dictionary. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780192100054. Retrieved 19 January 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Obituaries in 1964". Wisden. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
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