Lives in Cricket No 19 - Frank Sugg

1894 13 2 45 2 2-34 22.50 - 1895 4 0 16 0 - - - 1896 24 2 77 4 2-29 19.25 - 1897 6 0 25 0 - - - 1898 11.2 1 35 2 2-12 17.50 - 1899 1 0 3 0 - - - Career (4b) 25 2 (5b) 59.2 5 273 10 2-12 27.30 - Notes: Overs were of four balls in 1885, 1887 and 1888 and of five balls from 1894 to 1899. Sugg took wickets at the rate of one per 39.70 balls and conceded runs at a rate equivalent to 4.12 runs per six-ball over. Six of his ten wickets were caught, three bowled and one stumped. First-Class Cricket: Centuries (16) Score For Opponent Venue Season 187 Derbyshire¹ Hampshire Southampton 1885 102* Lancashire¹ Gloucestershire Gloucester (Spa) 1888 171 Lancashire¹ Oxford University Old Trafford 1890 107* Lancashire¹ Surrey Old Trafford 1892 169* Lancashire¹ Sussex Old Trafford 1893 127 Lancashire¹ Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge 1893 127 Lancashire¹ Gloucestershire Old Trafford 1893 105 Lancashire¹ Somerset Old Trafford 1894 157* Lancashire¹ Somerset Taunton 1894 125 Lancashire² Kent Tonbridge 1895 110 Lancashire¹ Sussex Old Trafford 1896 220 Lancashire¹ Gloucestershire Bristol 1896 151 Lancashire¹ Leicestershire Leicester (GR) 1896 122 Lancashire¹ Yorkshire Old Trafford 1897 169 Lancashire² Somerset Taunton 1898 104 Lancashire¹ Essex Old Trafford 1898 Notes: The index figures ¹ and ² above indicate the innings in which the century was scored. Umpiring Frank Sugg was on the first-class umpires list for two seasons, 1926 and 1927, standing in 46 first-class matches. Walter Sugg Walter, Frank’s older brother, played one first-class match for Yorkshire in 1881 and 128 matches for Derbyshire from 1884 to 1887 and from 1894 to 1902. In 129 first-class matches, he scored 3,469 runs at 17.17, including two centuries, took 50 wickets at 31.20, and held 64 catches. Sources: cricketarchive.com and Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks. Career Statistics 129