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{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{For|the Sussex cricketer born in 1796|Frederick Wells (cricketer, born 1796)}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
|          name =
|             country = England
|            fullname = Frederick Wells
|            nickname =
|          birth_date = {{Birth date|1867|6|1|df=yes}}
|        birth_place = [[Clayton, West Sussex|Clayton]], [[Sussex]], [[England]]
|          death_date = {{Death date and age|1926|3|3|1867|6|1|df=yes}}
|        death_place = [[Stanstead Abbotts]], [[Hertfordshire]], England
|            heightft =
|          heightinch =
|             heightm =
|             batting = Right-handed
|             bowling = Right-arm [[Seam bowling|medium]]
|                role =
|              family = [[George Wells (cricketer)|George Wells]] (father)
|               club1 = [[Hertfordshire County Cricket Club|Hertfordshire]]
|               year1 = 1898
|         clubnumber1 =
|               club2 = [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]]
|               year2 = 1891
|         clubnumber2 =
|             columns = 1
|             column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
|            matches1 = 2
|               runs1 = 7
|            bat avg1 = 3.50
|           100s/50s1 = &ndash;/&ndash;
|          top score1 = 7
|         deliveries1 = &ndash;
|            wickets1 = &ndash;
|           bowl avg1 = &ndash;
|            fivefor1 = &ndash;
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|  catches/stumpings1 = &ndash;/&ndash;
|                date = 7 October
|                year = 2012
|              source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22848.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Frederick Wells''' (1 June 1867 &ndash; 3 March 1926) was an English [[cricket]]er. Wells was a right-handed [[batsman (cricket)|batsman]] who bowled right-arm [[Seam bowling|medium]]. He was born at [[Clayton, West Sussex|Clayton]], [[Sussex]].
Wells made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] against the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] at [[Lord's]] in 1891. He made a further first-class appearance in that season, against [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]] at [[Clifton College#Cricket pitches|Clifton College Ground]] in the [[1891 County Championship|County Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33733/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Frederick Wells|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=7 October 2012}}</ref> Wells scored 7 runs in his two first-class matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33733/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Frederick Wells|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=7 October 2012}}</ref> Wells later played [[Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket|minor counties]] cricket for [[Hertfordshire County Cricket Club|Hertfordshire]], making his debut for the county in the 1898 [[Minor Counties Championship]] against [[Staffordshire County Cricket Club|Staffordshire]]. He made seven further appearances for Hertfordshire in that season, the last of which came against [[Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club|Buckinghamshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33733/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Frederick Wells|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=7 October 2012}}</ref>
He died at [[Stanstead Abbotts]], [[Hertfordshire]], on 3 March 1926. His father, [[George Wells (cricketer)|George]], also played first-class cricket.
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22848.html Frederick Wells] at [[ESPNcricinfo]]
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33733/33733.html Frederick Wells] at CricketArchive
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[[Category:1867 births]]
[[Category:1926 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Clayton, West Sussex]]
[[Category:English cricketers]]
[[Category:Sussex cricketers]]
[[Category:Hertfordshire cricketers]]
[[Category:People from East Hertfordshire District]]
[[Category:Cricketers from West Sussex]]
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