C. B. Fry, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

C. B. Fry

Cricket player of England.

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1872

Place of Birth: Croydon, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-Sep-1956

Profession: writer, politician, diplomat, association football player, journalist, publisher, athletics competitor, cricketer, long jumper, rugby union player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About C. B. Fry

  • Charles Burgess Fry (25 April 1872 – 7 September 1956), known as C.
  • B.
  • Fry, was an English sportsman, politician, diplomat, academic, teacher, writer, editor and publisher, who is best remembered for his career as a cricketer.
  • John Arlott described him with the words: "Charles Fry could be autocratic, angry and self-willed: he was also magnanimous, extravagant, generous, elegant, brilliant – and fun ...
  • he was probably the most variously gifted Englishman of any age."Fry's achievements on the sporting field included representing England at both cricket and football, an FA Cup Final appearance for Southampton F.C.
  • and equalling the then-world record for the long jump.
  • He also reputedly turned down the throne of Albania.
  • In later life, he suffered mental health problems, but even well into his seventies he claimed he was still able to perform his party trick: leaping from a stationary position backwards onto a mantelpiece.

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