Frederic North
{{Short description|English-born public servant and sportsman (1866–1921)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Frederic North
CMG
| image = Frederic Dudley North.jpg
| caption = A portrait of Frederic North published in The West Australian, 22 November 1902.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article37542617 MR. F. D. NORTH, C.M.G.] – The West Australian. Published Saturday 22 November 1902. Retrieved from Trove, 7 September 2011.
| country = Australia
| fullname = Frederic Dudley North
| nickname = Piggy
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1866|11|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Earls Court, Kensington, London, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1921|8|22|1866|11|9|df=yes}}
| death_place = Cottesloe, Western Australia
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm slow
| role = Batsman
| club1 = Western Australia
| year1 = 1892/93
| columns = 1
| column1 = First-class
| matches1 = 2
| runs1 = 109
| bat avg1 = 27.25
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| top score1 = 77
| deliveries1 = 36
| wickets1 = 2
| bowl avg1 = 7.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/14
| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–
| date = 29 August
| year = 2011
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16497/16497.html CricketArchive
}}
Frederic Dudley North {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CMG}} (9 November 1866 – 22 August 1921) was an English-born public servant and sportsman. A descendant of the Barons North, he attended Rugby School before emigrating to Western Australia in 1886. North played two first-class matches for Western Australia, and was also involved in cricket administration, serving as the first secretary of the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA). Outside of cricket, North worked as a public servant, filling various roles in the Western Australian government, including secretary to Sir John Forrest, the first Premier of Western Australia, and head Colonial Secretary's Department. He was also Mayor of Cottesloe between 1906 and 1907 and again from 1911 to 1916. North died in Cottesloe from a heart attack in 1921, at the age of 54.
Early life
North was born on 9 November 1866, in Kensington in London, to Charles Augustus North and Rachel Elizabeth Grant. On his father's side, he was a descendant of the Barons North. His mother was a daughter of the Scottish artist Sir Francis Grant. He was educated at Rugby School, playing two matches for the school's cricket team against Marlborough College, taking 10 wickets.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/131/131538.html Marlborough College v Rugby School], 29, 30 July 1885, at Lord's – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2011. North emigrated to Perth, Western Australia, in 1886, becoming a junior clerk in the Lands Department in January 1887. On 19 January 1887, he married Flora Frances Hamersley, the daughter of Edward Hamersley II, a member of the pioneering Hamersley family, and sister-in-law to John Forrest. He later had four children with her – two sons and two daughters, including Charles Frederic North, who later served as the Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.
Sporting career
North was a pioneer of cricket in Western Australia, organising the first tour of the eastern colonies by a state representative team, in 1893, and serving as the first secretary of the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA). In 1943, the Western Mail described him as "one of the greatest batsmen who ever played in W.A."[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59179653 F. D. North Was Fine Sport] – Western Mail. Published 4 July 1943. From Trove, the National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 August 2011. He also participated in Western Australia's first two first-class cricket matches; against South Australia and Victoria, in March and April 1893 respectively.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16497/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Frederic North] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2011. North was the top scorer in the first innings of Western Australia's match against South Australia, scoring 25 batting at #4. In the second innings of Western Australia's match against Victoria, he scored 77 batting at #3, which was Western Australia's first half-century in first-class cricket. He also took 2/14 in Victoria's first innings, dismissing Australian Test batsman Samuel Morris. Playing for the Metropolitans Cricket Club in the Western Australian Grade Cricket competition, North led the First Grade batting aggregates in 1891–92 (243 runs) and 1892–93 (297 runs at an average of 27.00), and the First Grade bowling aggregates in 1887–88 (44 wickets at an average of 4.06).{{cite book |title=The Western Cricketer|year=1996|publisher=Western Australian Cricket Association (Inc.)|location=East Perth, Western Australia|pages=192–195}} North also captained the Claremont-Cottesloe Cricket Club.
North also represented Western Australia at tennis, and founded the Sea View Golf Club in Cottesloe in 1909. His former residence on Forrest Street, named Catlidge and designed by architect George Temple-Poole,[http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/PDF_Files/K-L%20-%20A-D/Kulahea%20(I-AD).PDF REGISTER OF HERITAGE PLACES - ASSESSMENT DOCUMENTATION: Kulahea] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916011147/http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/PDF_Files/K-L%20-%20A-D/Kulahea%20(I-AD).PDF |date=16 September 2009 }} – register.heritage.wa.gov.au. Dated 24 April 2003. Retrieved 30 August 2011. served as the first clubhouse.[http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/north-frederic-dudley-7860 Frederick Dudley North (1866–1921)] – Obituaries Australia. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
Public service career
In 1891, North was appointed clerk of the Executive Council of Western Australia. He served as secretary to the Premier of Western Australia, John Forrest, also serving as aide-de-camp to the Governor of Western Australia, William Robinson, from 1894 to 1895. North accompanied Forrest to the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, and represented Western Australia on the committee welcoming the Duke and Duchess of York to Australia for the opening of the first Federal Parliament in Melbourne. In 1902, North was appointed head of the Colonial Secretary's Department, and he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (CMG) in the November 1902 Birthday Honours list.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Birthday Honours |date=10 November 1902 |page=10 |issue=36921}}{{London Gazette |issue=27493 |date=7 November 1902 |pages=7161–7163 |supp=y}}
He served as the president of the Civil Service Association of Western Australia from 1908 to 1911. North was appointed Comptroller-General of Prisons in 1912. North served as the chairman of the Cottesloe Road District from 1906 to 1907 and as mayor of the Municipality of Cottesloe from 1911 to 1916.
North retired from the Civil Service Association in September 1920 due to ill health.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27786983 Under-Secretary Retires After 34 Year's Service] – The West Australian. Published 22 September 1920. From Trove, the National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 August 2011. North died after he collapsed at the Sea View Golf Club, in August 1921.
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