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Duncan Fearnley

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English cricketer (1940–2024)

Duncan Fearnley
Personal information
Full name
Charles Duncan Fearnley
Born(1940-04-12)12 April 1940
Pudsey,Yorkshire, England
Died8 March 2024(2024-03-08) (aged 83)
BattingLeft-handed
RoleBatsman
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1962–1968Worcestershire
First-class debut9 May 1962 Worcestershire v Glamorgan
Last First-class26 August 1968 Worcestershire v Essex
List A debut4 May 1968 Worcestershire v Durham
Last List A12 June 1971Lincolnshire v Warwickshire
Career statistics
CompetitionFirst-classList A
Matches974
Runs scored3,294107
Batting average20.5835.66
100s/50s1/140/1
Top score11255*
Balls bowled36
Wickets1
Bowling average37.00
5 wickets in innings0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling1/37
Catches/stumpings28/–3/–
Source:CricketArchive,7 December 2008

Charles Duncan Fearnley (12 April 1940 – 8 March 2024), more commonly known asDuncan Fearnley, was an Englishfirst class cricketer who, after retirement as a player, became a producer of cricket bats. Fearnley was also the great uncle of British Olympic gymnastNile Wilson.[1]

Birth and early life

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Fearnley was born inPudsey, Yorkshire. In 1955 he had just played for the England Schoolboys team and hoped for a career in professionalcricket, but during the winter months he began makingcricket bats to supplement his income.

The first bats Fearnley made were branded 'Tudor Rose', but soon they became known as 'Fearnley of Farsley'.

Cricket career

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Fearnley's could not make it into his home county's 1st XI, only managing to play forYorkshire'ssecond XI with two appearances in 1959.[2] He sought trials elsewhere and in 1960 joinedWorcestershire where after two further seasons of second XI cricket,[2] he made his first-class debut in 1962.[3] As a left-hand opening batsman he played 97 matches for Worcestershire between 1962 and 1968, featuring most often during the county's maidenChampionship-winning season of 1964 when he appeared 22 times.[4] Hisaverage was always around 20, with a highest season average of 25.60 achieved in 1966 when he made his only first-class century,[4] an innings of 112 againstDerbyshire atKidderminster.[5]

Fearnley left Worcestershire at the end of 1968 and played three seasons ofMinor Counties cricket forLincolnshire,[6] before returning to Worcestershire to captain the second XI in 1972.[7]

Post playing

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Fearnley became chairman of Worcestershire in 1986 and was influential in signingIan Botham andGraham Dilley to the county ahead of the 1987 season.[8] During his tenure as chairman the club had its most successful period in its history winning six trophies. After leaving the role in 1998, he served on the county's committee.[9] He would go on to serve the county as Club President from 2011 to 2013.[10]

Fearnley was one of the founders ofChance to Shine, the cricketing charity, alongsideMark Nicholas andMervyn King.[11]

Cricket bat company

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At the same time he established his highly successful eponymous bat-manufacturing company, during the early years Fearnley got many of his ex-playing colleagues and opponents to use his products. Introducing new forms of sponsorship, he built the brand around these friends.John Snow was the first to use the Duncan Fearnley bat in an international, with the likes ofBasil D'Oliveira andDennis Amiss close behind.

By the early 1980s, Fearnley had become the dominant brand within the market throughout the world. At the time many top international cricketers were using or wearing the three-stump symbol. Players such asSunil Gavaskar,Clive Lloyd,Kepler Wessels,Ian Botham,Graham Gooch,Allan Lamb,Viv Richards,Graeme Pollock,Wasim Akram,Ravi Shastri,Allan Border,Martin Crowe and many more were putting their trust in the product.

During the 1990s the marketplace changed, with many smaller brands developing, and cricket bat production started to move overseas toIndia andPakistan. Fearnley firmly resisted this trend and cut production accordingly, still concentrating on totally hand-crafted bats at its factory inWorcester.

The brand still operates from its Worcester base, with a factory producing, by hand, up to 5,000 bats per year.

Fearnley still remains one of the major UK manufacturers as other companies seek overseas production, and is still one of the world's most recognised names in cricket, withVikram Solanki andDarren Gough two of the main UK endorsements. New markets include club clothing and ground equipment. The company manufactures and retails clothing and accessories for theECBAssociation of Cricket Officials.[12]

Death

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Fearnley died on 8 March 2024, at the age of 83.[13][14]

References

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  1. ^FACING 100MPH CRICKET BALL!! **Neil & Nile Vs England Squad**,archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved7 November 2019
  2. ^ab"Second Eleven Championship matches played by Duncan Fearnley (123)".CricketArchive. Retrieved8 March 2024.
  3. ^"First-class matches played by Duncan Fearnley (97)".CricketArchive. Retrieved8 March 2024.
  4. ^ab"First-class batting and fielding in each season by Duncan Fearnley".CricketArchive. Retrieved8 March 2024.
  5. ^"Worcestershire v Derbyshire, Chester Road North, Kidderminster on 13th, 15th, 16th August 1966".CricketArchive. Retrieved8 March 2024.
  6. ^"Minor Counties Championship matches played by Duncan Fearnley (36)".CricketArchive. Retrieved8 March 2024.
  7. ^Osman, Arthur (17 January 1972)."Duncan Fearnley, cricketer and bat maker who works hard at his pleasure".The Times. Retrieved8 March 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  8. ^Dorman, John (13 February 1987)."Fearnley declares fruitful innings".The Times. Retrieved8 March 2024 – via Newsbank.
  9. ^"The Renaissance man of Worcestershire - Duncan Fearnley".The Times. 20 February 1998. Retrieved8 March 2024 – via Newsbank.
  10. ^"Worcestershire County Cricket Club Mourns the Loss of Duncan Fearnley".Worcestershire CCC. 8 March 2024. Retrieved8 March 2024.
  11. ^"Our story".Chance to Shine. Retrieved8 March 2024.
  12. ^ECB ACO shop
  13. ^"Duncan Fearnley: Former Worcestershire stalwart and bat-maker dies aged 83".BBC Sport. 8 March 2024. Retrieved8 March 2024.
  14. ^"Duncan Fearnley, cricketer whose brand of bats became a household name around the world – obituary". The Telegraph. 10 March 2024. Retrieved10 March 2024.

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