Frank Gough
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| Full name | Francis Joseph Gough | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 July 1898 Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 January 1980 (aged 81) Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924-25 to 1932-33 | Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 January 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Francis Joseph Gough (26 July 1898 – 30 January 1980) was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Queensland from 1924 to 1933.
Life and career
[edit]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 for Norths of 242 wickets, 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.
Gough 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
[edit]- ^ "Queensland v New South Wales 1926-27". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Jack Pollard, Australian Cricket: The Game and the Players, Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, 1982, p. 440.
- ^ "Bowling by Low played high jinks". Truth (Brisbane). 4 February 1951. p. 27.
- ^ "Queensland v MCC 1929-30". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Queensland v New South Wales 1930-31". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "[Untitled]". Evening News. 19 April 1933. p. 16.
- ^ "Gough, Francis Joseph". Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Frank Gough at ESPNcricinfo
- Frank Gough at CricketArchive