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Frederick Randon (24 June 1845 – 17 February 1883) was an English first-class
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er. Randon was born at Stapleford in June 1845. He made his debut in
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for the
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against the
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at
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in 1874. He played first-class cricket until 1876, making fifteen appearances, including playing for the Players of the North in 1874 and the North in 1875. In fifteen first-class appearances, he scored 104 runs with a high score of 23
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. With his right-arm roundarm fast bowling, he took 37 wickets at an
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of 17.70, with best figures of 6 for 54. One of two
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s he took, these figures came for the Marylebone Cricket Club against
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in 1874. Besides playing, Randon worked as coach at some of the top public schools, including
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and Wellington College. He stood as an
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in first-class matches on six occasions between 1875–80. While playing at Lord's in
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, he was seriously injured when struck on the head by a ball. He never fully recovered and died in February 1883. His son, Frederick junior, was also a first-class cricketer.


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player killed after being struck by a ball during a game; he was the only player in
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history to die of an in-game injury *
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