Matthew Myers, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Matthew Myers

English county cricketer

Date of Birth: 12-Apr-1847

Date of Death: 08-Dec-1919

Profession: cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Matthew Myers

  • Matthew Myers (12 April 1847 – 8 December 1919) was an English first-class cricketer, who played twenty two games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1876 and 1878.
  • He also played for North of England (1877) and the Players of the North (1877-1878) in first-class games and for Yorkshire in non first-class matches. Born in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England, Myers was a right-handed batsman, who scored 600 runs at 15.78, with a highest score of 49 against the Gentlemen of the North for The Players.
  • He took eleven catches, but his round arm bowling failed to take a wicket, conceding 20 runs.Myers started his cricket career with Casey's Clown Cricketers, and became a steady opening batsman with some good displays for Yorkshire in his three seasons with them.
  • He had various professional engagements with Giggleswick School, Yeadon C.C., Saltaire C.C, Rastrick United C.C, Bacup C.C and Burnley St.
  • Andrews C.C, and later became a second-class umpire.
  • He was on the reserve list of first-class umpires from 1906 to 1912, when living in Nelson, Lancashire, before returning to live in Town Street, Yeadon. He died in Yeadon in December 1919.

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