Gerald French
Personal information
Full name
Edward Gerald Fleming French
Born(1883-12-11)11 December 1883
Woburn Sands, Buckinghamshire, England
Died17 September 1970(1970-09-17) (aged 86)
Hove, Sussex, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1924–1927Devon
1922–1936Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 10
Batting average 5.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 5
Balls bowled 114
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 February 2011

Edward Gerald Fleming French (11 December 1883 – 17 September 1970) was an English cricketer. French was a left-handed batsman, although his bowling style is unknown. He was born in Woburn Sands, Buckinghamshire.

He was the son of John French, 1st Earl of Ypres.[1]

Educated at Sandroyd School then Wellington College where he represented the college cricket team, French later made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Scotland in 1922.[2] In 1924, he made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Devon against the Surrey Second XI. From 1924 to 1927, he represented the county in 20 Championship matches, the last of which came against the Kent Second XI.[3] Nine years later, he made his second and final first-class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Ireland at Observatory Lane, Dublin.[4] In his two first-class matches, he scored 10 runs at a batting average of 5.00, with a high score of 5.[5] With the ball he bowled 19 wicket-less overs.[6]

He became a Lt Col Hon. Deputy Governor of Dartmoor Prison and Governor of Newcastle Prison. He married Leila King (d. 1959), daughter of Robert King, of Natal, South Africa. The French sisters, Essex Leila Hilary French and Violet Valerie French were his daughters.[7]

He died in Hove, Sussex on 17 September 1970.

References

  1. ↑ Fenwick, Simon (2017). Joan: Beauty, Rebel, Muse: The Remarkable Life of Joan Leigh Fermor. Pan Macmillan. p. 31. ISBN 9781509848706. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ↑ First-Class Matches played by Edward French
  3. ↑ Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Edward French
  4. ↑ First-Class Matches played by Edward French
  5. ↑ First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edward French
  6. ↑ First-class Bowling For Each Team by Edward French
  7. ↑ "Ypres, Earl of (UK, 1922 – 1988)". cracroftspeerage. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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