Harry Frei

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Harry Frei


country = Australia
fullname = Harald Frei
living = true
dayofbirth = 1
monthofbirth = 5
yearofbirth = 1951
placeofbirth = Nuremberg
countryofbirth = Germany
batting = Right-handed batsman
bowling = Left-arm fast-medium
role = Bowler
club1 = Queensland
year1 = 1982-1986
deliveries = balls
columns = 2
column1 = First-class
matches1 = 37
runs1 = 489
bat avg1 = 13.21
100s/50s1 = 0/1
top score1 = 57
deliveries1 = 7330
wickets1 = 91
bowl avg1 = 38.00
fivefor1 = 2
tenfor1 = 0
best bowling1 = 6-52
catches/stumpings1 = 19/0
column2 = List A
matches2 = 13
runs2 = 10
bat avg2 = 3.33
100s/50s2 = 0/0
top score2 = 5
deliveries2 = 696
wickets2 = 13
bowl avg2 = 33.38
fivefor2 = 0
tenfor2 = 0
best bowling2 = 2-17
catches/stumpings2 = 4/0
date = 5 December
year = 1986
source = [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8212/8212.html CricketArchive]

Harald 'Harry' Frei (born 1 May 1951 in Germany) is a former Australian first-class cricketer who represented Queensland.

Frei was originally an Australian rules footballer and appeared six times for Footscray during the 1973 VFL season. He later played with the North Launceston Football Club.

It wasn't until the age of 31 that he made his first-class cricket debut, picked to play against a Bob Willis led England XI. In a match that Queensland won, he dismissed Test player Graeme Fowler for single figures in both innings and as well as David Gower twice. Even though he was picked primarily as a fast-medium bowler, he managed to top score for Queensland with the bat in their first innings. His 57 runs, which came off just 36 deliveries and included five sixes, ended when he was bowled by Norman Cowans. [cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/42/42923.html| title=Queensland v England XI 1982/83| publisher=CricketArchive]

As a result of his strong showing against England, Frei made his Sheffield Shield debut the following week and went on to take 20 wickets at 38.75 for the 1982/83 season. [cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/AUS/Sheffield_Shield_1982-83/Bowling_by_Average.html| title=Bowling in Sheffield Shield 1982/83| publisher=CricketArchive] He performed better in Queensland's 1983/84 shield campaign with 23 wickets at 24.08, helping them to their inaugural Final which they lost to Western Australia. [cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/44/44521.html| title=Western Australia v Queensland 1983/84| publisher=CricketArchive] Frei took 30 wickets and played in another final in 1985/86 before his form began deteriorating. He managed just 8 wickets at 67.37 the following season and never represented Queensland again. [cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8212/f_Bowling_by_Season.html| title= First-class Bowling in Each Season by Harry Frei| publisher=CricketArchive]

References

External links

* [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5263.html Cricinfo page for Harry Frei]
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