Frank Lipscomb

Frank Lipscomb (13 March 1863 – 25 September 1951) was an English amateur cricketer. He played 18 first-class matches, mainly for Kent County Cricket Club, between 1882 and 1884.

Early life Lipscomb was born at East Peckham in Kent in 1863 and educated at Stangrove House School in Edenbridge. He was the son of Lucy and Bob Lipscomb, a farmer who played in 48 first-class matches for Kent between 1862 and 1873.

Cricket Like his father, Lipscomb was a right-arm fast bowler and was described by Lord Harris as a "tearaway" bowler.

Lipscomb's best bowling figures in first-class cricket were five wickets for the cost of 19 runs (5/19) against Surrey at Mote Park in 1884, when he and Jimmy Wootton bowled unchanged to dismiss Surrey for 44 on a wicket described by The Times as "treacherous" and on which 24 wickets fell on the same day. Like his father, Lipscomb played as an amateur, and made most of his appearances for Kent, playing 16 of his 18 first-class matches for them. He played club cricket for Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge Town, and Town Malling. He made appearances for the Gentlemen of Kent, and also a single first-class appearance for the United England Eleven in 1882, and for W. G. Grace's XI in 1884, both against Australian touring teams. He played some club cricket for Albion Cricket Club at Maitland and is believed to have also played for a police team.

Lipscomb lived with his wife at Randwick in Sydney. He died there in 1951 aged 88.