Fred Covington
Frederick Ernest Covington (29 October 1912 – 3 July 1995) was an English first-class cricketer active 1935–36 who played for Middlesex and Cambridge University. He was born in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, and educated at Rockport School, near Holywood, County Down, then at Harrow (where he was captain of cricket 1931–32) and Magdalene College, Cambridge.[1] After representing Cambridge University in 1935, he played in six first-class matches for Middlesex in 1936 scoring 142 runs at 20.28, including 83 on his debut against Warwickshire at Lord's, the highest score of the match.[2] During World War II he joined the Royal Navy as a seaman, then was commissioned and commanded tank landing craft in British waters and in the Mediterranean. After the war he joined his cousin's firm of stockbrokers. He died in Poole, Dorset.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Today's Matches And Teams". The Times. No. 46437. London. 6 May 1933. p. 6.
- ^ Frederick Covington at ESPNcricinfo
- ^ "Covington History Generations Report". Covington History. 19 December 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
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