11 Facts About Frank Marchant

Frank Marchant was a right-handed batsman, an occasional wicket-keeper and the captain of Kent County Cricket Club from 1890 to 1897.

Frank Marchant played cricket at both, winning a cricket Blue each season from 1884 to 1887 and a Blue in football in 1885 and 1886.

Frank Marchant made his first-class cricket debut in August 1883 after finishing at Eton and before going up to Cambridge.

Frank Marchant went on to play for both Kent and Cambridge over the next four seasons, winning his cricket Blue as a freshman in 1884 and his county cap the following season.

Frank Marchant went on to appear regularly for Kent until 1898, playing in 226 first-class matches for the county side as well as making 32 appearances for Cambridge.

Frank Marchant scored seven of his eight centuries for Kent, including his highest score of 176 made against Sussex at Gravesend in 1889.

From 1890 to 1893 Frank Marchant captained the Kent side during the first half of each season, William Patterson taking over the captaincy during his summer holidays, his profession as a solicitor making it impossible for him to play a whole season.

Between 1894 and 1897 Frank Marchant captained the side alone before resigning as captain after a disappointing season in 1897 when he was rarely able to field the best Kent XI, Jack Mason taking over with Frank Marchant continuing to play regularly in 1898 and 1899.

Frank Marchant played for the Gentlemen against the Players just once, in 1887, and made occasional appearances for other first-class sides.

Frank Marchant was President of Kent County Cricket Club in 1934 and professionally was a director of Saunders and Co, a paper making company.

Frank Marchant died in 1946 at the age of 82 at Roehampton in London and was buried at Hayes in Kent.