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Frederick Albert Gross (17 September 1902 — 11 March 1975) was an English first-class cricketer.

Gross was born in September 1902 at South Stoneham, Hampshire. He was educated at King Edward VI School, Southampton. Gross made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Sussex at Portsmouth in the 1924 County Championship. He played first-class cricket for Hampshire until 1929, making 34 appearances. In his 34 matches for Hampshire, he took 50 wickets with his leg break googly bowling, at an average of 37.00; he took one five wicket haul, with figures of 5 for 53 against Yorkshire in 1927. As a lower order batsman, he scored 202 runs with a highest score of 32 not out. He later moved to Birmingham, where he took up employment with Mitchells & Butlers. He played club cricket for the company cricket team, and in the 1934 County Championship he made a single appearance for Warwickshire against Yorkshire at Edgbaston; notably, Gross took the wicket of Len Hutton in his first County Championship innings. He died at Birmingham in March 1975.

References

1. ^ "A-Z (G6)". www.hampshirecrickethistory.wordpress.com. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Gross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
3. "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Frederick Gross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
4. "Yorkshire v Hampshire, County Championship 1927". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
5. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Frederick Gross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
6. "Player profile: Frederick Gross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
7. The Cricketer, June 1975

External links

• Frederick Gross at ESPNcricinfo

• 1902 births
• 1975 deaths
• People from South Stoneham
• Cricketers from Southampton
• People educated at King Edward VI School, Southampton
• English cricketers
• Hampshire cricketers
• Warwickshire cricketers
• 20th-century English sportsmen