Frederick Wells (cricketer, born 1796), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British cricketer
Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1796
Place of Birth: Dorking, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 27-Jan-1849
Profession: cricketer
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Frederick Wells (cricketer, born 1796)
- Frederick Wells (1 July 1796 – 27 January 1849) was an English cricketer.
- Wells was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm underarm medium.
- He was born at Dorking, Surrey. Wells made his first-class debut for Surrey against Kent at Sevenoaks Vine in 1828.
- The following season he made a single first-class appearance for England against Sussex, before making a single first-class appearance each the following season for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Marylebone Cricket Club and for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Suffolk.
- He made his debut for Sussex against England in 1832.
- His next six appearances to 1834 for Sussex were in Sussex v England fixtures.
- He made his only first-class appearances for the Players in the Gentlemen v Players fixture of 1834.
- Wells went on to make a further thirteen first-class appearances for Sussex to 1838.
- In March 1839, Sussex County Cricket Club was formally created with Wells playing in the club's inaugural first-class fixture against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's.
- He made three further first-class appearances for the club in 1839, the last of which came against the Marylebone Cricket Club at the Royal New Ground, Brighton.
- Wells played 24 matches for Sussex (twenty prior to the formation of the County Cricket Club and four for the County Cricket Club), scoring a total of 285 runs for the county at an average of 6.19, with a high score of 32.
- His highest first-class score of 67 came for the Gentlemen of Kent.He died at Brighton, Sussex on 27 January 1849.
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