Frederick Tate (cricketer)

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2013}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name =

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = Frederick Tate

| nickname =

| birth_date = 6 June 1844

| birth_place = Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1935|4|24|1844|6|6|df=yes}}

| death_place = Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England

| heightft = 5

| heightinch = 7{{cite book|title=Frederick Lillywhite's Cricket scores and Biographies|publisher=Longman|location=London|first1=Frederick|last1=Lillywhite|first2=Arthur|last2=Haygarth|year=1878|page=427|volume=11|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m18IAAAAQAAJ|language=en}}

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm roundarm fast

| family = Henry Tate (brother)

| club1 = Hampshire

| year1 = 1870–1876

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 4

| runs1 = 50

| bat avg1 = 10.00

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 18*

| deliveries1 = 310

| wickets1 = 13

| bowl avg1 = 11.30

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = 6/63

| catches/stumpings1 = 5/–

| date = 2 February

| year = 2010

| source = http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/21458.html Cricinfo

}}

Frederick Tate (6 June 1844 — 24 April 1935) was an English professional first-class cricketer.

The son of Thomas Turner Tate, he was born at Lyndhurst in June 1844. Having played club cricket for both Southgate Cricket Club and Lyndhurst, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Lancashire at Old Trafford in 1870.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6878/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Frederick Tate|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=1 February 2023|url-access=subscription}} On debut, he took a five wicket haul in Lancashire first innings with figures of 6 for 63.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228180.html|title=Wisden - Obituaries in 1935|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=1 February 2023}} Tate played later that season against Lancashire in the return fixture at Southampton. Having spent four seasons as cricket coach for Trinity College, Cambridge, Tate began his association with Richmond Cricket Club in 1873. He returned to play two first-class matches for Hampshire in 1876, against Derbyshire and Kent. With his roundarm fast bowling, he took 13 wickets in first-class cricket at an average of 11.30.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6878/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Frederick Tate|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=1 February 2023|url-access=subscription}} He was noted by Wisden as being "a safe field, usually in the slips or at point". In addition to playing, Tate also stood as an umpire in a single first-class match between Hampshire and Sussex at Hove in 1881.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6878/Umpire_in_First-Class_Matches.html|title=Frederick Tate as Umpire in First-Class Matches|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=1 February 2023|url-access=subscription}} Tate died at Lyndhurst in April 1935. His brother, Henry, also played first-class cricket.