Freddie Clayton

Clayton was born at Newcastle upon Tyne in January 1873. He was educated at Harrow School,^[1] before attending University College, Oxford.^[2] While studying at Oxford, Clayton made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Somerset at Oxford in 1893.^[3] He played first-class cricket for Oxford University until 1896, making six appearances, in addition to playing one first-class match for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University in 1895.^[3] He scored 151 runs in six matches for the university, with a high score of 66.^[4] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 7 wickets with best figures of 3 for 144.^[5] He also played rackets for Oxford, playing alongside Harry Foster in 1895 when the pair defeated Cambridge.^[6] He did not succeed in getting a blue while at Oxford.^[6]

He later toured British India with the Oxford University Authentics cricket team, playing two first-class matches against Bombay and the Parsees at Bombay in November 1902.^[3] He scored 148 runs at an average of 49.33 during the tour, including making his highest first-class score of 68.^[4] He also bowled impressively on the tour, taking 10 wickets at 18.20 apiece, with best figures of 7 for 70 against Bombay.^[5][7] In addition to playing at first-class level, he also played minor counties cricket for Northumberland between 1896 and 1906, making 75 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.^[8] He remained associated with Northumberland even after he stopped playing, serving at the club secretary from 1897 to 1923, treasurer from 1903 to 1945 and president from 1935 to 1945.^[9] He died at Warkworth in March 1946.

• Freddie Clayton at ESPNcricinfo