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Francis Fee (born 14 May 1934) is a former Irish . Cricket Archive profile CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
A right-handed batsman and right-arm Fast bowling and off-spin bowler, Fee made his debut for the Ireland cricket team against Sussex in August 1956, and went on to play for them on 13 occasions, his last match coming against Leicestershire in August 1959. Of his matches for Ireland, five had first-class status. First-class matches played by Francis Fee at Cricket Archive In all matches, he scored 132 runs at an average of 8.25, with a top score of 31 against New Zealand in July 1958. He took 58 wickets at an Bowling average of 12.57, with best bowling figures of 9/26 against Scotland in July 1957.
Fee's figures of 9/26 against Scotland are the best innings bowling figures for Ireland where the number of runs conceded is known. Best bowling in an innings in all matches for Ireland at CricketEurope Stats Zone - The figures of 9/0 in this list come from a time in which the runs conceded by a bowler were not usually recorded. It is one of only four occasions in which an Irish bowler has taken nine wickets in an innings, and one of only two occasions it has been done for Ireland in first-class cricket. His first-class bowling average of 9.62 is the best for Ireland in first-class cricket.
He worked as a schoolteacher and educational psychologist.
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