Siddhesh Joshi (Editor)

Frank Mycroft

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Full name
  
Frank Mycroft

Name
  
Frank Mycroft

1893–1895
  
Derbyshire

Bowling style
  
Wicket-keeper


Born
  
30 June 1873 (
1873-06-30
)
Shirland, Derbyshire, England

Died
  
26 September 1900(1900-09-26) (aged 27) Leicester, England

First-class debut
  
9 July 1894 Derbyshire v Yorkshire

Batting style
  
Left-handed batsman

FORTUNE.COM: Booster delivers gas to your car while you work


Frank Mycroft (30 June 1873 – 26 September 1900) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1893 and 1895.

Mycroft was born in Shirland Toadhole Furnace, Derbyshire, the son of Matthew Mycroft, a farmer of 70 acres (280,000 m2), and his wife Eliza. Mycroft started playing for Derbyshire in the 1893 season before they were included in the County Championship. He was a wicket-keeper for the club and played in two first class matches both against Yorkshire in the 1894 and 1895 seasons, standing in for the regular wicket-keeper William Storer. Mycroft was a left-handed batsman who was last man in his matches.

Mycroft died in 1900 in Leicester, at the age of 27.

References

Frank Mycroft Wikipedia