Myles de Vries

Myles Fallows de Vries (born 1940) is a former English first-class cricketer.

Myles de Vries
Personal information
Full name
Myles Fallows de Vries
Born1940 (age 82–83)
Harwich, Essex, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1958Berkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 5
Batting average 2.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 4
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 February 2019

Born at Harwich, de Vries played minor counties cricket for Berkshire in 1958, making two appearances in the Minor Counties Championship against Cornwall and Oxfordshire.[1] He later played first-class cricket in Kenya for a Coast Cricket Association XI against a touring Pakistan International Airlines team at Mombasa in 1964.[2] Batting twice during the match, de Vries was dismissed by Afaq Hussain for 4 runs in the Coast Cricket Association XI first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for a single run by Farooq Hamid.[3] He later moved to Thailand, where he is credited with starting the Chiang Mai Sixes in 1988.[4][5] He was previously employed by New Zealand Insurance and played cricket for the Royal Bangkok Sports Club.[5] In recent years de Vries has been using a wheelchair.[5]

References
  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Myles de Vries". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Myles de Vries". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  3. "Coast Cricket Association v Pakistan International Airlines, 1964". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  4. Thompson, Geoff. "Chiang Mai Sixes bowls more supporters with friendship, and sporting fun". Chiang Mai Mail. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. Kumar, Kamal (31 March 2013). "Seasons in the sun". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.