Frank Martin (cricketer)

Frank Reginald "Freddie" Martin (12 October 1893 – 23 November 1967) was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of England.

Freddie Martin

Personal information
Full name	Frank Reginald Martin
Born	(1893-10-12)12 October 1893 Kingston, Jamaica
Died	23 November 1967(1967-11-23) (aged 74) Kingston, Jamaica
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut	23 June 1928 v England
Last Test	27 February 1931 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1924–1930	Jamaica
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 9 65 Runs scored 486 3,589 Batting average 28.58 37.77 100s/50s 1/0 6/16 Top score 123* 204* Balls bowled 1,346 7,934 Wickets 8 74 Bowling average 77.37 42.55 5 wickets in innings 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 3/91 5/90 Catches/stumpings 2/– 19/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 January 2010

A left-handed batsman and slow left-arm bowler born in Kingston, Jamaica, Martin played domestic cricket for Jamaica. He played in every Test in both of the West Indies' first two Test tours, in England in 1928 and in Australia in 1930-31. In the fifth Test at Sydney of the 1930-31 tour, he scored 123 not out in the first innings against the strong Australian bowling of the day, part of the West Indies' 350 for 6. Later he took four wickets for 111 runs.[1] This was the West Indies' first victory away from home, and Martin's last Test, although he toured England again in 1933. He died in Kingston at the age of 74.[2]

Martin c. 1933