Fred Colledge (7 May 1915 — 6 October 1985) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.

Fred Colledge
Personal information
Full name
Fred Colledge
Born7 May 1915
Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died6 October 1985(1985-10-06) (aged 70)
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949–1952Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 21
Batting average 10.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 12*
Balls bowled 749
Wickets 6
Bowling average 44.50
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/50
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 July 2022

Colledge was born at Renfrew in May 1915. A club cricketer for Ferguslie Cricket Club, he made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Yorkshire at Hull on Scotland's 1949 tour of England, where it was noted that his bowling kept Yorkshire's rate of scoring down during their first innings of 289 for 1 declared, which featured centuries by Len Hutton and Vic Wilson.[1] He made three further first-class appearances for Scotland, playing in two matches in 1951 against Warwickshire and Northamptonshire, and one in 1952 against Yorkshire.[2] Playing in the Scottish side as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he took 6 wickets at an average of 44.50, with best figures of 2 for 50.[3] As a tailend batsman, he scored 21 runs with a highest score of 12 not out.[4] Outside of cricket, he was by profession a clerk in a thread mill. Colledge died at Paisley in October 1985.

References

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  1. ^ Yorkshire Declare at 289 for One. The Scotsman. 3 June 1949. p. 7
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Fred Colledge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  3. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Fred Colledge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Fred Colledge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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