Frank de Lisle Solbé was an English international hockey

Hockey

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 player, who also played cricket

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Born in Chefoo

Yantai

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, China

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, Solbé was educated at Dulwich College

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, where he played for the school's cricket eleven in 1887 and 1888. Described by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

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as being "a free and attractive batsman", he nonetheless struggled at first-class level

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, making occasional appearances for Kent County Cricket Club

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 and Marylebone Cricket Club

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In 1897, Solbé made his first appearance for the England national field hockey team

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, and went on to play for them twice more in 1899 and once in 1900. He scored three times in 1899; once against Ireland

Ireland national field hockey team

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 and twice against Wales.

He died in Bromley

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in 1933, aged 61.

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