Frank Gough

Francis Joseph Gough (26 July 1898 – 30 January 1980) was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Queensland from 1924 to 1933.

Frank Gough
Personal information
Full nameFrancis Joseph Gough
Born(1898-07-26)26 July 1898
Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died30 January 1980(1980-01-30) (aged 81)
Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1924-25 to 1932-33Queensland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 40
Runs scored 1779
Batting average 24.70
100s/50s 2/11
Top score 137
Balls bowled
Wickets 10
Bowling average 92.30
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/100
Catches/stumpings 23/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 January 2020

Life and career

Frank Gough was a batsman and leg-spin bowler. In 1926-27 he played in Queensland's inaugural Sheffield Shield match, taking three wickets, including that of Archie Jackson, who was making his first-class debut.[1] In 1927-28, he was the first bowler to dismiss Don Bradman for a duck in first-class cricket.[2]

After 1927-28 he played for Queensland as a batsman, although he continued to bowl effectively in Brisbane Grade Cricket, where he set a record of 242 wickets for Norths, which stood until 1950-51 when it was surpassed by Bert McGinn.[3] He made 52 and 104 when Queensland beat the touring MCC in 1929-30.[4] His other century was the 137 he scored against New South Wales in 1930-31.[5] He captained Queensland from 1930-31 to 1932-33.

He married Lottie Phillips in Sydney in April 1933.[6] In World War II he served as a flying officer in the Royal Australian Air Force from September 1942 to December 1945.[7]

References
  1. "Queensland v New South Wales 1926-27". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. Jack Pollard, Australian Cricket: The Game and the Players, Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, 1982, p. 440.
  3. "Bowling by Low played high jinks". Truth (Brisbane). 4 February 1951. p. 27.
  4. "Queensland v MCC 1929-30". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  5. "Queensland v New South Wales 1930-31". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  6. "[Untitled]". Evening News. 19 April 1933. p. 16.
  7. "Gough, Francis Joseph". www.ww2roll.gov.au. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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