Howard Fabian

Aubrey Howard Fabian (20 March 1909 – 26 September 1984) was an English amateur sportsman who played both football and cricket.

Howard Fabian
Personal information
Full name Aubrey Howard Fabian
Date of birth (1909-03-20)20 March 1909
Place of birth East Finchley, England
Date of death 26 September 1984(1984-09-26) (aged 75)
Playing position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Corinthian
Cambridge University
1931–1933 Derby County 12 (1)
Casuals
Corinthian-Casuals
Old Cholmeleians
National team
England amateur
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

Born in East Finchley, Fabian attended Highgate School and earned a blue at Cambridge at both football and cricket.[1][2]

Career

Football career

Fabian played amateur football for Corinthian, Casuals (with whom he won the 1936 FA Amateur Cup), Corinthian-Casuals and Old Cholmeleians; he also earned six caps for the England amateurs.[1]

Fabian also played in the Football League for Derby County, joining them from Cambridge University in December 1931, and making his debut on 20 February 1932.[3] He made a total of 12 appearances in the Football League for Derby County, scoring 1 goal; he also scored 2 goals in 4 FA Cup matches for them.[4] His final appearance for Derby County was on 22 April 1933.[5]

Cricket career
Howard Fabian
Personal information
Full nameAubrey Howard Fabian
Born(1909-03-20)20 March 1909
East Finchley, England
Died26 September 1984(1984-09-26) (aged 75)
BowlingSlow-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1929–1931Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 35
Runs scored 763
Batting average 26.31
100s/50s –/3
Top score 76
Balls bowled 4694
Wickets 61
Bowling average 37.37
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 8–69
Catches/stumpings 22/–
Source: Cricet Archive, 6 February 2017

Fabian was as a slow-medium bowler and played three seasons of first-class cricket for Cambridge University between 1929 and 1931, including the Varsity Match at Lord's each year.[2] His best figures were 8–69 against Yorkshire in 1930.

Eton Fives

Fabian was also an accomplished Eton Fives player, winning the Kinnaird Cup – the National Amateur Championships – four times, in 1930 with Javier Aguirre and in 1937, 1939 and 1948 with John Webb.[6]

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References
  1. "Player profiles". Corinthian-Casuals F.C. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  2. "Obituaries in 1984". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  3. "Birmingham City v Derby County, 20 February 1932". 11v11. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  4. "Aubrey Fabian". 11v11. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  5. "Wolverhampton Wanderers v Derby County, 22 April 1933". 11v11. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  6. http://www.etonfives.com/competition-archive/kinnaird/997-kinnaird-cup-past-champions


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