Aubrey Fabian

Aubrey Howard Fabian (20 March 1909 – 26 September 1984) was an English amateur sportsman who played both football and cricket.

Early life Born in East Finchley, Fabian was educated at Highgate School and Pembroke College, Cambridge, earning a blue at Cambridge for both football and cricket. In 1939, he joined the newly merged team of Corinthian-Casuals and played for Old Cholmeleians, the 'Old Boys Team' of Highgate School; he also earned six caps for the England amateurs. He made a total of 12 appearances in the Football League for Derby County, scoring 1 goal; he also scored 2 goals in 4 FA Cup matches for them. His final appearance for Derby County was on 22 April 1933. In the 1934–35 season he was registered with Fulham.

Cricket career Fabian was as a slow-medium bowler and played three seasons of first-class cricket for Cambridge University between 1929 and 1931, including the Varsity Match at Lord's each year. His best figures were 8–69 against Yorkshire in 1930.

Eton Fives Fabian was also an accomplished Eton Fives player, winning the Kinnaird Cup – the National Amateur Championships – four times, in 1930 with Javier Aguirre and in 1937, 1939 and 1948 with John Webb.