Roy Fredericks

Left-arm wrist spinners in cricket, part 7: Some minor West Indians

Inshan Ali was a specialist Chinaman bowler. Bernard Julien was known mostly for bowling seam. And Roy Fredericks was a batsman who bowled at times.

Roy Fredericks: 15 little known facts to know about the former West Indies opening batsman

Standing at just five feet six inches, Fredericks was considered one of the most destructive left-handed batsmen of his time.

11 players from the first World Cup in 1975 who are no more

Four decades have gone by since the inaugural edition of cricket’s quadrennial showpiece. And with passage of time, some of the stalwarts who played in the 1975 champions are no more.

Roy Fredericks: Out hit-wicket; the first wicket to fall in the 1975 World Cup

With just 12 runs on the board, Fredricks hooked a bouncer from Lillee over the fine-leg for a maximum, only to lose his balance and fall on the stumps.

Gary Gilmour becomes third player from 1975 World Cup final to pass away

Roy Fredericks, Keith Boyce and Gary Gilmour played in the 1975 World Cup final.

Gary Gilmour passes away aged 62

Former Australia all-rounder Gary Gilmour had been battling ill health for a long time.

When Fredericks tore apart Lillee, Thomson and others to score an epic 169 in 145 balls

H Natarajan recalls Roy Fredericks’s epic 169 off 145 balls on fiery Perth, 37 years ago, against Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson, Gary Gilmour and Max Walker – an innings widely acknowledged as among the greatest-ever aggressive knocks in Test history.

Yuvraj Singh is the latest in a long list of cricketers afflicted with cancer

Yuvraj is the latest in a long list of cricketers who have suffered the most dreaded disease. Some cricketers were lucky that the disease was detected in the earlier stage or was mild, as in case with Yuvraj, and were cured. Sadly, quite a few succumbed to disease.

David Warner’s knock should encourage Virender Sehwag: Ian Chappell

By CricketCountry Staff

Former Australian cricketer Ian Chappell feels out-of-form Virender Sehwag should take inspiration from David Warner’s 'whirlwind’ knock at Perth and should come good at the Adelaide Oval.

WACA — venue of some unusual cricketing records

While awaiting the upcoming third Test match at Perth, Arunabha Sengupta unearths some curious records that have been witnessed at the WACA ground.