Frank William Gilligan OBE was an English cricketer who played for Oxford University and was an integral part of the Essex county side for ten years.
11 Facts About Frank Gilligan
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Frank Gilligan went on to become headmaster of one of New Zealand's top independent schools and was awarded an OBE in 1955 for his services to education.
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Frank Gilligan was the son of Willie Austin Gilligan and Alice Eliza.
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Frank Gilligan was the oldest of four children, having two younger brothers and a sister Kathleen.
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Frank Gilligan held the school record for the mile in 1911.
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Frank Gilligan went on to play 79 matches as a wicket-keeper for Essex between 1919 and 1929.
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Frank Gilligan scored one century, 110 in Oxford University's victory over Essex in 1920.
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Frank Gilligan joined Uppingham School in 1920, where he eventually became a housemaster.
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Frank Gilligan taught there until 1935, under the headship of another Old Alleynian Reginald Owen.
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Frank Gilligan remained in that post for 18 years, leaving in 1954.
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Frank Gilligan would go to endless trouble to help anybody.