Frank Tyson

Frank Tyson

cricketer

BIRTHDAY June 6, 1930
BIRTH SIGN Gemini
BIRTHPLACE England
AGE ? years old
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ABOUT FRANK TYSON

Nicknamed "Typhoon Tyson", one of the fastest bowlers ever seen in cricket, he bowled for England and Northamptonshire.

He was a university graduate of Hatfield College in the University of Durham, unusual for a cricketer in the 1950's.

He released more than 15 books about cricket, including 1982's The Cricketer Who Laughed and 1991's The Terms of the Game: Dictionary of Cricket.

He grew up playing cricket with his older brother David.

He and Monty Panesar both played county cricket for Northamptonshire.