Frederick Lester Quorn Handley (born 11 August 1949) is a former English cricketer. Handley was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Kampala, Uganda.

Quorn Handley
Personal information
Full name
Frederick Lester Quorn Handley
Born (1948-08-11) 11 August 1948 (age 76)
Kampala, Uganda
BattingLeft-handed
RelationsBill Thomas (father-in-law)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1985Minor Counties
1979Minor Counties North
1969–1990Norfolk
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 10
Runs scored 84
Batting average 8.40
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 40
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 June 2011

Handley made his debut for Norfolk in the 1969 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. Handley played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1969 to 1990, which included 161 Minor Counties Championship matches[1] and 18 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.[2] He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Middlesex in the 1970 Gillette Cup. He made 5 further List A matches for Norfolk, the last coming against Yorkshire in the 1990 NatWest Trophy.[3] In his 6 limited-overs appearances for Norfolk, he scored 72 runs at an average of 12.66, with a high score of 40.[4] He also captained Norfolk.

Playing for Norfolk allowed Handley to represent Minor Counties North in 2 matches in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup and the Minor Counties cricket team in 2 matches in the 1985 Benson & Hedges Cup.[3]

Personal life

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In April 1980, in north Norfolk, Handley married Patricia M. Thomas.[5] Her father Bill Thomas had also played for Norfolk and before that had played first-class cricket for Cambridge University.

References

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  1. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Quorn Handley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Quorn Handley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b "List A Matches played by Quorn Handley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  4. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Quorn Handley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Frederick L Q Handley" in England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916–2005: North Walsham vol. 10 (1980), p. 1794
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