Frederick Klinck

Frederick Gordon Klinck (3 June 1865 – 11 August 1893) was a South African cricketer who played for Transvaal in the 1890s.

Frederick Klinck

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Gordon Klinck
Born	3 June 1865 Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony
Died	11 August 1893 (aged 28) Doornfontein, Johannesburg, South African Republic
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1890-91 to 1892-93	Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 41 Batting average 8.20 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 33 Balls bowled 105 Wickets 2 Bowling average 27.50 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1/19 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 April 2020

Born in Port Elizabeth, Klinck was educated at The King's School, Canterbury, and Diocesan College, Cape Town.[1] He represented Kimberley in inter-provincial cricket in the 1880s in the period before such matches had first-class status.[2]

In the match between a Cape Colony XV and the touring English team in January 1889, Klinck displayed "his well-known hitting powers" and scored 81, easily the highest score on either side, and the Cape Colony team won by 10 wickets.[3][4] He represented Transvaal in the first seasons on the Currie Cup, but died only months after his last match, aged 28.[5]

References

1. "Frederick Klinck". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
2. "Miscellaneous Matches played by Frederick Klinck". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
3. ’’Cricket’’, 21 February 1889, p. 28.
4. "Cape Colony v RG Warton's XI 1888–89". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
5. "Frederick Klinck". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

External links

• Frederick Klinck at ESPNcricinfo
• Frederick Klinck at CricketArchive