Charlie Frank

Charles Newton Frank (27 January 1891 - 25 December 1961) was a South African Test cricketer of the 1920s..\n', '

Born in Jagersfontein, Orange Free State, on 27 January 1891, Frank served in the First World War, where he was badly gassed, before returning to South Africa. A short man, known as "Charlie", he made his first-class cricket debut for Transvaal against the Australian Imperial Forces cricket team at Johannesburg in October 1919. He scored 108 and came into contention for national selection.\n', '

During Australia\'s tour of South Africa in 1921/22, Frank was selected for all three Test matches. He played a starring role in the second Test, played at Johannesburg. South Africa were forced to follow on in their second innings 207 runs behind, and Frank batted for over eight and a half hours, scoring 152 to prevent an Australian victory. His time at the crease, against a stron…