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Frank Joplin

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Frank Joplin
Personal information
Born(1894-02-27)27 February 1894
Wellington, New Zealand
Died1 March 1984(1984-03-01) (aged 90)
Wellington, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1913/14Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 162
Batting average 23.14
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 80
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 May 2018

Frank Joplin (27 February 1894 – 1 March 1984) was a New Zealand cricketer who played four matches of first-class cricket for Wellington in the 1913-14 season.[1]

Joplin was born in Wellington and attended Wellington College before going to Victoria College for his university studies.[2] A weak heart owing to childhood rheumatic fever prevented him from serving in the armed forces in World War I.[3] He became a teacher, taking up a position at Wellington College.[4]

A middle-order batsman, Joplin's most successful first-class match was in January 1914 against Otago, when he top-scored for Wellington with 80 and 22 in their 85-run victory.[5] In a senior club match in Wellington in 1914-15 he scored 199 not out in four hours.[6]

He married Mary Feist in Wellington in December 1921.[7] Their son Graham Joplin was a prominent endocrinologist.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Frank Joplin". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Wellington Cricket". Star: 2. 20 November 1913.
  3. ^ "Outdoor Sports and Pastimes". Free Lance: 17. 28 January 1916.
  4. ^ "Sporting Pars". King Country Chronicle: 6. 16 January 1923.
  5. ^ "Otago v Wellington 1913-14". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Cricket Notes". Evening Star: 9. 17 February 1915.
  7. ^ "Women in Print". Evening Post: 9. 21 December 1921.
  8. ^ "Graham Frank Joplin". Royal College of Physicians. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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