About Frank Druce

Norman Frank Druce (January 1, 1875, Denmark Hill, London – October 27, 1954, Milford on Sea, Hampshire) was an England cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1897 to 1898. He is one of the very few Test cricketers to have made his claims for inclusion purely upon his performance for an Oxbridge university. He had played a few times for Surrey in 1895 and 1897, when the team was a powerful force in county cricket, but his performance was so modest that he had difficulty justifying his place. Druce began his career in cricket with the Marlborough Eleven between 1891 and 1893, captaining them in his last season before moving to Cambridge University in 1894. He did little in his first season but in 1895, with very dry weather and firm pitches whilst University cricket was being played, he scored 786 runs in 17 innings for the university at an average of 56. He made an impressive 50 on a