Andrew Freemantle

Andrew Freemantle

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Freemantle
Born	22 October 1768 Bishops Sutton, Hampshire, England
Died	19 January 1837(1837-01-19) (aged 68) Easton, Hampshire, England
Batting	Left-handed
Role	Occasional wicket-keeper
Relations	George Freemantle (son) John Freemantle (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1788–1807	Hampshire
1790–1793	Kent
1799	Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 134 Runs scored 2,807 Batting average 12.58 100s/50s –/3 Top score 58 Catches/stumpings 61/7
Source: Cricinfo, 11 July 2022

Andrew Freemantle (22 October 1768 at Bishops Sutton, Hampshire – 19 January 1837 at Easton, Hampshire) was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire during the Hambledon Era and afterwards. He was a left-handed batsman, a noted fielder and an occasional wicket-keeper.

Freemantle made his known debut in the 1788 season and had 136 known appearances in major matches to the 1810 season. He played for the Players in the inaugural and second Gentlemen v Players matches in 1806.

His brother John Freemantle was an earlier Hambledon player.

External links

• Andrew Freemantle at ESPNcricinfo

Sources

• Buckley, G B (1935). Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket. Cotterell.
• Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826). Lillywhite.
• Waghorn, H T (1906). The Dawn of Cricket. Electric Press.