Frank Foster (cricketer)

For other people named Frank Foster, see Frank Foster (disambiguation).

Frank Foster

Foster takes guard (c. 1912)
Personal information
Born	(1889-01-31)31 January 1889 Birmingham, England
Died	3 May 1958(1958-05-03) (aged 69) Northampton, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm fast-medium
International information
National side	England
Test debut	15–19 December 1911 v Australia
Last Test	19–22 August 1912 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 11 159 Runs scored 330 6,548 Batting average 23.57 26.61 100s/50s 0/3 7/35 Top score 71 305* Balls bowled 2,447 33,291 Wickets 45 717 Bowling average 20.57 20.75 5 wickets in innings 4 53 10 wickets in match 0 8 Best bowling 6/91 9/118 Catches/stumpings 11/– 121/–
Source: Wisden, 16 September 2022

Frank Rowbotham Foster (31 January 1889 – 3 May 1958) was an English amateur cricketer who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club from 1908 to 1914, and in Test cricket for England in 1911 and 1912. He was born in Birmingham, educated at Solihull School and died in St Andrew's Hospital in Northampton. His career was cut short after a motor-cycle accident during World War I.

Foster was an all-rounder. As a right-handed batsman, he scored 6,548 career runs in 159 first-class matches at an average of 26.61 runs per completed innings with a highest score of 305* as one of seven centuries. He was a left-arm fast medium bowler and took 717 first-class wickets with a best return of 9/118. He took five wickets in an innings 53 times and ten wickets in a match 8 times with a best return of 12/92. As a fielder, Foster completed 121 catches.

Of unstable personality, he was employed in his family menswear firm of Foster Brothers until it dismissed him in 1928. He was later implicated in the murder of a London prostitute in 1930, became bankrupt, and died in a psychiatric hospital.

External links

• Frank Foster at ESPNcricinfo