Frederic North

Frederic North
CMG

A portrait of Frederic North published in The West Australian, 22 November 1902.
Personal information
Full name	Frederic Dudley North
Born	(1866-11-09)9 November 1866 Earls Court, Kensington, London, England
Died	22 August 1921(1921-08-22) (aged 54) Cottesloe, Western Australia, Australia
Nickname	"Piggy"
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm slow
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1893	Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition F/C Matches 2 Runs scored 109 Batting average 27.25 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 77 Balls bowled 36 Wickets 2 Bowling average 7.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 2/14 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 29 August 2011

Frederic Dudley North CMG (9 November 1866 – 22 August 1921) was an English-born public servant and sportsman. A descendant of the Barons North, he attended Rugby School before emigrating to Western Australia in 1886. North played two first-class matches for Western Australia, and was also involved in cricket administration, serving as the first secretary of the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA). Outside of cricket, North worked as a public servant, filling various roles in the Western Australian government, including secretary to Sir John Forrest, the first Premier of Western Australia, and head Colonial Secretary's Department. He was also Mayor of Cottesloe between 1906 and 1907 and again from 1911 to 1916. North died in Cottesloe from a heart attack in 1921, at the age of 54.

North was born on 9 November 1866, in Kensington, London, to Charles Augustus North and Rachel Elizabeth Grant. On his father's side, he was a descendant of the Barons North. His mother was a daughter of the Scottish artist Sir Francis Grant. He was educated at Rugby School, playing two matches for the school's cricket team against Marlborough College, taking 10 wickets. North emigrated to Perth, Western Australia, in 1886, becoming a junior clerk in the Lands Department in January 1887. On 19 January 1887, he married Flora Frances Hamersley, the daughter of Edward Hamersley II, a member of the pioneering Hamersley family, and sister-in-law to John Forrest. He later had four children with her – two sons and two daughters, including Charles Frederic North, who later served as the Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.