Frederick Reginald Reynolds (7 August 1833 – 18 April 1915) was an English

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er who played for

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and other Cambridge-based sides from 1854 to 1867, and for

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from 1865 to 1874.

Biography

Reynolds was born on 7 August 1833, at

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. He became a professional cricketer and was employed at

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in 1853 and 1854. He played intermittently for Cambridge Town Club from 1854 to 1867. During this period, he was a professional groundstaff bowler with

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(MCC) in 1855. From 1856 to 1857, he was at

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. In 1858, he played for the

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(UEE) on tour; in 1859 and 1860 he made similar tours with the

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(AEE). In 1861, he joined

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as a ground bowler and then became ground manager. In 1865, he made his debut for Lancashire, playing for them until 1874. He achieved two five-wicket innings in 1865 and one in 1866. The match against

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on 26 May 1870 was played as his benefit match. During the 1870 season he achieved two five-wicket innings. In November 1870, he was promoted to the offices of Acting Assistant Secretary, Collector and General Manager of the Manchester Cricket Club. In the 1871 season, he achieved two more five-wicket innings. Reynolds was initially a right-hand fast roundarm bowler with a break-back from the off and an easy action. He was later a slow underarm bowler. He took 208 first-class wickets at an average of 17.58 and with a best performance of six for 58. He was a hard-hitting tail-end right-handed

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and played 106 innings in 65 first-class matches with an average of 5.55 and a top score of 34 not out.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reynolds, Frederick 1833 births 1915 deaths English cricketers Lancashire cricketers Cambridge Town Club cricketers North v South cricketers All-England Eleven cricketers United All-England Eleven cricketers People from Bottisham Cambridgeshire and Yorkshire cricketers Cricketers from Cambridgeshire