Errold Campbell La Frantz MBE (25 May 1919 – 20 February 2015) was an Australian cricketer, administrator, and commentator.
From Brisbane, La Frantz's sole match at state level came against New South Wales in November 1941, at a time when the Sheffield Shield competition was suspended.
[2] La Frantz, a left-handed batsman who bowled leg spin with the opposite hand, came in third in both innings of his first-class debut, behind openers Geoff Cook and Rex Rogers.
La Frantz told of facing Gilbert during a match while playing for Queensland Colts, and Gilbert's delivery thumped into the wicket keeper's gloves before La Frantz had had a chance to raise his bat past waist height.
[3] La Frantz enlisted in the Australian Army less than two weeks later, and reached the rank of warrant officer class two by the end of the war with Mention in Dispatches[4] In 1954, following the death of Tom Allen, La Frantz was made a Queensland state selector.