Full name Herbert James Fry Name Herbert Fry 1897-1908 Victoria | Batting style Right-hand batsman Role Cricket Umpire | |
Born 28 October 1870 ( 1870-10-28 ) Morphett Vale, South Australia Died January 19, 1953, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia | ||
Bowling style Right-arm off-break | ||
Herbert James Fry (28 October 1870 – 19 January 1953) was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Australian rules football with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Fry played eight first-class cricket matches with Victoria, three of them in the Sheffield Shield. He also umpired a first-class match between Victoria and New Zealand in 1899. When not keeping wicket, Fry bowled right arm off-break and took 4 wickets at 60.00 during his career. The biggest name out of his four scalps was Marylebone Cricket Club captain Plum Warner, whom he dismissed at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1904.
In his brief VFL career at Melbourne, Fry was used as a ruckman. He played five games in the league's inaugural season in 1897, including Melbourne's historic first ever match and their losing Semi Final. His sixth and last senior game came in the opening round of 1898 before he injured his knee and was forced to retire.