Bryan Farr
Personal information
Full name
Bryan Henry Farr
Born(1924-03-16)16 March 1924
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Died20 May 2017(2017-05-20) (aged 93)
Worksop, Nottinghamshire,
England
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949–1951Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 143
Batting average 14.30
100s/50s –/–
Top score 37
Balls bowled 846
Wickets 10
Bowling average 53.80
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 5/96
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo[1], 19 May 2012

Bryan Henry Farr (16 March 1924 - 20 May 2017[2]) was an English cricketer and landowner. Farr was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, and was educated at Harrow School.

Farr made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Gloucestershire in the 1949 County Championship. He made five further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Derbyshire in the 1951 County Championship.[3] In his six first-class appearances for the county, he scored 127 runs at an average of 15.87, with a high score of 37.[4] With the ball, he took 10 wickets at a bowling average of 48.50, with best figures of 5/96.[5] These figures were his only five wicket haul and came against Worcestershire in 1951.[6] He played a final first-class match in 1952 for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University,[3] going wicketless and being dismissed twice by Raman Subba Row, with the Free Foresters losing the match by an innings and 86 runs.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Cricinfo profile
  2. ↑ "Bryan Henry FARR's Obituary on The Times". The Times. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played by Bryan Farr". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Bryan Farr". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Bryan Farr". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire, 1951 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Cambridge University v Free Foresters, 1952". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
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