Frank Mitchell

Cricket Player

1878 – 1951

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Who was Frank Mitchell?

Sir Frank Herbert Mitchell KCVO, CBE was an English cricketer. Mitchell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm underarm slow. The younger son of first-class cricketer and Eton master Richard Mitchell, he was born at Eton, Buckinghamshire and was educated at Eton College, where he represented the college cricket team. He was later educated at Balliol College, Oxford.

Mitchell debuted for Buckinghamshire in the 1897 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1897 to 1905, which included 7 Minor Counties Championship matches. Mitchell made his first-class debut for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1898. He played 2 further first-class matches in that season, against Somerset and Surrey. In his 3 matches he scored 23 runs at a batting average of 5.75, with a high score of 9. With the ball he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 22.80. These all came in a single innings against Somerset, with Mitchell taking 5/32.

Outside cricket, Mitchell was an able golfer.

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Born
Jun 13, 1878
Eton
Nationality
  • England
Education
  • Balliol College
  • Eton College
Died
Nov 27, 1951

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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