Michael Eagar (cricketer)
Michael Antony Eagar (20 March 1934 – 24 August 2019) was an English first-class cricketer. He played for Oxford University and Gloucestershire between 1956 and 1961.[1]
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| Full name | Michael Antony Eagar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 March 1934 Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 August 2019 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1959 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957–1961 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 April 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Eagar was educated at Rugby School and Worcester College, Oxford.[2] His highest first-class score was 125 against Free Foresters in 1956 in his third first-class match.[3]
He became a teacher at Eton College.[4] His death was reported in The Times in August 2019.[5]
References
- "Michael Eagar". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- Wisden 1960, p. 328.
- "Oxford University v Free Foresters 1956". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- "Dying of the dark blue light". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- "Deaths". The Times. No. 72939. London. 30 August 2019. p. 55.
External links
- Michael Eagar at ESPNcricinfo
- Michael Eagar at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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