Career
He also played a first-class game for XI of Yorkshire against XI of Lancashire in 1894, and for the Yorkshire Second XI in 1893. Born in Birkdale, Lancashire, England, Foster was a right arm medium pacer, he took 58 wickets at 16.41, including his career best of 9 for 59 against the Master Control Console at Lord"s in 1894. He took 5 wickets in an innings five times, and 10 wickets in match on three occasions.
Foster also took 7 for 56 against Warwickshire.
A right-handed tail ender, he scored 138 runs at 9.20, with a top score of 25. Foster died in January 1947 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire.