John Eyre (cricketer, born 1944)

John Richard Eyre (born 13 June 1944) is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire from 1963 to 1967.

John Eyre
Personal information
Full name
John Richard Eyre
Born (1944-06-13) 13 June 1944
Glossop, Derbyshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RelationsDamian Eyre
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1963–1967Derbyshire
FC debut22 June 1963 Derbyshire v Leicestershire
Last FC8 July 1967 Derbyshire v Yorkshire
LA debut21 May 1966 Derbyshire v Essex
Last LA25 May 1968 Derbyshire v Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 48 2
Runs scored 1,194 56
Batting average 14.92 28.00
100s/50s 1/2 0/0
Top score 106 38
Balls bowled 387 48
Wickets 1 0
Bowling average 248.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/8
Catches/stumpings 17/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, December 2011

Eyre was born in Glossop. He started playing for Derbyshire juniors in 1959 and was in the Derbyshire Second XI by 1961. His first-class cricketing career began in 1963, but in three innings in two matches in mid season he made only three runs, and when he reappeared in a single match at the end of the season he did not bat at all. He played just one match in the 1964 season, but was a fairly regular first-team choice in the 1965 season and the 1966 season. However his batting average was less than 16 runs per innings and he passed fifty only once in each season.[1]

In 1967, he made the only century of his county career in the match against Lancashire at Old Trafford, but a month later he was out of the team, and he did not regain his place.[2] He continued in the Second XI until 1968 when he also turned out in the Gillette Cup.

Eyre was a right-handed batsman and played 84 innings in 48 matches with an average of 14.92 and a top score of 106. He also played two innings in two one day matches and made a top score of 38. He was an occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler and took one first-class wicket at the cost of 248 runs.[3]

Eyre's son, Damian Eyre, played Second XI cricket for Derbyshire between 1983 and 1990 and later played List A cricket for the Lancashire Cricket Board.

References

  1. "First-class Batting and Fielding in each Season by John Eyre". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
  2. "Lancashire v Derbyshire". www.cricketarchive.com. 10 June 1967. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
  3. John Eyre at Cricket Archive
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