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Fredrick Norton, former Sri Lanka cricket first class, died Wednesday at age 73 after a terminal illness, at his home in Wattala, six miles from Colombo. Fredrick has played for the All Ceylon, before Sri Lanka is the test condition, and also for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club in Sri Lanka. Although difficult for a fast player, who had all the ingredients that make a good speed - a furious temper and speed.
Fredrick four-year career with Ceylon was short, but made a huge impact, and earned the nickname Fiery Fred, he shares with Fred Trueman. Though not an orthodox fasting, which generated a lot of rhythm, his performance was the most powerful Inswing played with a high arm action with which to beat the batsmen regularly and annoyed at the door, often hitting bonds.
His most memorable game was an unofficial test All Ceylon with India, played in Ahmedabad in 1965, which tore through the Indian top order in both sets to set up a four-stop historic victory for his country. This was the first Ceylon was in India and Sri Lanka has never won a Test in India since becoming a nation of test-Thursday
Fredrick took seven wickets in the match in Ahmedabad - 4 of 85 in the first innings and 3 of 24 in the second - and his victims were Dilip Sardesai (twice), India, captain of the Nawab of Pataudi (twice), Farokh Engineer, Abbas Ali Baig and Hanumant Singh, who, according to Frederick was the best drummer in India at the time. India has rolled out the totals of 189 and 66.
For fast bowler, Fredrick very few injuries throughout his career. "I've never suffered from cramps until I got a farm, to return to India batsman Chandu Borde. Only then did I know what I had cramps," Fredrick said once. He kept his body from the way the wind sprints after practice for about an hour and parallel bar exercises.
Fredrick curiously never played cricket for the University of San Jose school in Colombo, in the ten years he was a student, having played with an arm full of action. "It bothers me so fast I used to hurt children under 13 and under 14 years with a tennis ball. But when I went to practice XI coach said he had a square arm action and I away from the team, "he once said.
It's when Fredrick joined the Department of Probation as a protection officer that his cricket career really began to take shape. He came to Bloomfield in 1959, took five wickets in his first game for them and never looked back. He played eight years in Division One Sara Trophy cricket for Bloomfield, helping them win the title in 1963-64 with 57 wickets. Throughout his career at Bloomfield, he captured the 183 doors, with an average of 16.58.
Within four years, he represented Ceylon (1964-1968) Fredrick played against Australia, MCC, India and Pakistan opened the bowling with Darrell Lieversz and Ian Pieris, he played under the direction CI Gunasekera and Michael Tissera. Due to family obligations, he was forced to end his career in 1968. He was an arbitrator appointed Sri Lanka cricket in recent years and had a road named after him called the place Norton in his neighborhood, in recognition of social services, he and his wife have done for the community. He had two son, one of whom was an officer who died during the civil war in Sri Lanka.
Fredrick four-year career with Ceylon was short, but made a huge impact, and earned the nickname Fiery Fred, he shares with Fred Trueman. Though not an orthodox fasting, which generated a lot of rhythm, his performance was the most powerful Inswing played with a high arm action with which to beat the batsmen regularly and annoyed at the door, often hitting bonds.
His most memorable game was an unofficial test All Ceylon with India, played in Ahmedabad in 1965, which tore through the Indian top order in both sets to set up a four-stop historic victory for his country. This was the first Ceylon was in India and Sri Lanka has never won a Test in India since becoming a nation of test-Thursday
Fredrick took seven wickets in the match in Ahmedabad - 4 of 85 in the first innings and 3 of 24 in the second - and his victims were Dilip Sardesai (twice), India, captain of the Nawab of Pataudi (twice), Farokh Engineer, Abbas Ali Baig and Hanumant Singh, who, according to Frederick was the best drummer in India at the time. India has rolled out the totals of 189 and 66.
For fast bowler, Fredrick very few injuries throughout his career. "I've never suffered from cramps until I got a farm, to return to India batsman Chandu Borde. Only then did I know what I had cramps," Fredrick said once. He kept his body from the way the wind sprints after practice for about an hour and parallel bar exercises.
Fredrick curiously never played cricket for the University of San Jose school in Colombo, in the ten years he was a student, having played with an arm full of action. "It bothers me so fast I used to hurt children under 13 and under 14 years with a tennis ball. But when I went to practice XI coach said he had a square arm action and I away from the team, "he once said.
It's when Fredrick joined the Department of Probation as a protection officer that his cricket career really began to take shape. He came to Bloomfield in 1959, took five wickets in his first game for them and never looked back. He played eight years in Division One Sara Trophy cricket for Bloomfield, helping them win the title in 1963-64 with 57 wickets. Throughout his career at Bloomfield, he captured the 183 doors, with an average of 16.58.
Within four years, he represented Ceylon (1964-1968) Fredrick played against Australia, MCC, India and Pakistan opened the bowling with Darrell Lieversz and Ian Pieris, he played under the direction CI Gunasekera and Michael Tissera. Due to family obligations, he was forced to end his career in 1968. He was an arbitrator appointed Sri Lanka cricket in recent years and had a road named after him called the place Norton in his neighborhood, in recognition of social services, he and his wife have done for the community. He had two son, one of whom was an officer who died during the civil war in Sri Lanka.
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