Lives in Cricket No 42 - Frank and George Mann

15 Education and Progress of Four Brothers 21 October 1907 and, according to the Pembroke College term book, was in College for eight terms from Michaelmas 1907 to Easter 1910. Unfortunately, his scholastic record fell far short of his eldest brother’s as he failed his examinations in October 1908, being ‘plucked’ in all subjects, and never took the opportunity to retake the examinations, gaining no qualifications, and thus did not graduate. However, he did not leave the University in 1910 and the unofficial residence members’ lists for 1910-11, housed in the University Library, show that he was living, still as a member of Pembroke College, in lodgings near the College at 1 Silver Street. There is no evidence of his being taught or examined at Pembroke College during this period and the archivist cannot find an explanation for his continued membership. The answer would appear to be that his talents were to be found mainly on the sports fields of the University where he was a popular member of both rugby and cricket elevens with captains who demanded his continued availability for selection. Frank made his first-class cricket debut, in his freshman year, opening the batting at Fenner’s on 28 May 1908 for Cambridge University against a strong-looking MCC XI including Pelham Warner, Pat Hendren, J.T.Hearne and Frank Tarrant. He scored 20 runs in each innings. He played in seven further first-class matches, usually in the middle order, for the University; his best score was 32, against Kent, so he cannot have been too surprised The Cambridge University side of 1909. Standing (l to r): D.C.Collins, N.C.Tufnell (wk), J.F.Ireland, F.T.Mann, E.Olivier. Seated: K.G.MacLeod, C.C.G.Wright, J.N.Buchanan (capt), M.Falcon, Hon C.F.Lyttelton. On the ground: J.W.W.Nason, J.H.Bruce-Lockhart. The Varsity match this year was drawn because of rain.