About Harry Fryer
Lived 1829 – 1919 (aged 89). Harry Fryer was a British cricketer.
William Henry Fryer (29 March 1829 – 19 January 1919), known as Harry Fryer, was an English cricketer. He was born in Greenwich in Kent in 1829 and played for Kent County Cricket Club between 1852 and 1872, initially as a wicket-keeper and later as a batsman.
Fryer made his first-class cricket debut for Kent in July 1852 against Sussex. He played 75 times for Kent as well as making appearances for a range of other teams, including the Gentlemen of Kent three times, and one appearance for England in 1855.
After losing an eye in an accident where he was thrown from a trap in 1862, Fryer continued to play cricket although he no longer kept wicket on a regular basis.
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Who was Harry Fryer?
cricketer (1829-1919)
When was Harry Fryer born?
Harry Fryer was born on 29 March 1829 in Greenwich.
When did Harry Fryer die?
Harry Fryer died on 19 January 1919 in Loose.
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Harry Fryer was a cricketer.
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Harry Fryer was British.
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