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Norton Fredrick

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Norton Fredrick
Personal information
Full name
Norton Fredrick
Born(1937-11-14)14 November 1937
Wattala, Sri Lanka
Died10 August 2011(2011-08-10) (aged 73)
Wattala, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast-medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 13
Runs scored 196
Batting average 17.81
100s/50s –/1
Top score 54
Balls bowled 1,946
Wickets 41
Bowling average 25.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/43
Catches/stumpings 3
Source: Cricinfo, 12 August 2011

Norton Fredrick (14 November 1937, Wattala – 10 August 2011, Wattala) was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was primarily a fast bowler who represented Ceylon from 1964 until 1968 before retiring due to family commitments.

On his first-class debut in the Gopalan Trophy in March 1964, he took a hat trick.[1] When Ceylon defeated India in Ahmedabad in January 1965, he took seven wickets in the match, all of top-order batsmen.[2]

He had two sons, one of whom died while serving as an Army officer during the Sri Lankan Civil War.

Death

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Fredrick died, aged 73, on 10 August 2011, in his native Wattala, a suburb of Colombo. A road near his home is named after him.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Ceylon Board President's XI v Madras 1963-64". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. ^ "India v Ceylon, Ahmedabad 1964-65". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. ^ Wisden 2012, p. 198.
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