Norton Fredrick
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Full name | Norton Fredrick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wattala, Sri Lanka | 14 November 1937||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 August 2011 Wattala, Sri Lanka | (aged 73)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Ceylon Board President's XI v Madras 1963-64". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "India v Ceylon, Ahmedabad 1964-65". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ Wisden 2012, p. 198.
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