Frederick Osborn (sportsman)

Frederick "Freddie" Osborn (10 November 1889 – 11 October 1954) was an English cricketer and footballer.

Cricket

Frederick Osborn
Personal information
Full name Frederick Osborn
Born (1889-11-10)10 November 1889
Leicester, Leicestershire,
England
Died 11 October 1954(1954-10-11) (aged 64)
Leicester, Leicestershire,
England
Batting Unknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1911–1913 Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 14
Batting average 4.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 14
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 March 2012

Osborn made two first-class appearances for Leicestershire. His first appearance came against Derbyshire in the 1911 County Championship at Aylestone Road, Leicester, while his second came against Lancashire in the 1913 County Championship at Old Trafford.[1] Against Derbyshire, he made scores of 14 in Leicestershire's first-innings, during which he was dismissed by Arnold Warren, while in their second-innings he wasn't required to bat.[2] Against Lancashire, Osborn was dismissed for a duck by Bill Huddleston in Leicestershire's first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for the same score by Ralph Whitehead.[3]

Football

Freddie Osborn
Personal information
Full name Frederick Osborn
Date of birth (1889-11-10)10 November 1889
Place of birth Leicester, England
Date of death 11 October 1954(1954-10-11) (aged 64)
Place of death Leicester, England
Playing position Inside forward/Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1913 Leicester Fosse 67 (29)
1913–1920 Preston North End 68 (40)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Osborn played as a forward for Leicester Fosse and Preston North End.

After being switched from inside forward to centre forward, Osborn was top scorer for Preston in 1913–14 with 26 goals, although the club was still relegated, and again the following season with 17 goals as they won promotion back to the First Division, before league football was interrupted by the First World War.[4][5]

Wounded during the war, Osborn was unable to regain a regular place in the Preston team when the league resumed in 1919, appearing only seven more times for the club.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Osborn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Leicestershire v Derbyshire, 1911 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Lancashire v Leicestershire, 1913 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  4. ↑ Preston North End : Seasonal Scorers
  5. ↑ Freddie Osborn : Biography at Spartacus Educational Archived 17 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ A Fox and a White
  • Frederick Osborn at ESPNcricinfo
  • Frederick Osborn at CricketArchive
  • "Labour of love proves fine tribute to heroes". Retrieved 2015-09-16.
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