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Frederick Midlane

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Frederick Midlane
Personal information
Full name
Frederick Alexander Midlane
Born(1883-03-28)28 March 1883
Wellington, New Zealand
Died18 October 1976(1976-10-18) (aged 93)
Wigan, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1898/99–1914/15Wellington
1917/18–1918/19Auckland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 30
Runs scored 1,727
Batting average 35.24
100s/50s 4/7
Top score 222*
Balls bowled 96
Wickets 2
Bowling average 35.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/13
Catches/stumpings 22/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 November 2016

Frederick Midlane (28 March 1883 – 18 October 1976) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Auckland and Wellington between 1898 and 1919.[1] In January 1915, opening the batting for Wellington against Otago, Midlane carried his bat to score 222 not out in a total of 498. At the time it was the highest score in New Zealand first-class cricket.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Frederick Midlane". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Cricket". Star: 4. 9 January 1915.
  3. ^ "Wellington v Otago 1914–15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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