Frank Farrands


Frank Henry Farrands was an English first-class cricketer and test match umpire. A right-handed roundarm fast bowler, he took 128 wickets for Marylebone Cricket Club, Nottinghamshire and others in just 30 matches at an average of 15. He umpired in first-class cricket from 1868 to 1900, standing in 7 Ashes tests on the Australian tours of 1884, 1886 and 1888.
After his retirement from cricket Frank Farrands relocated to America where he became a juggling instructor for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He died on 22 September 1916 from influenza.