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John Eyre (cricketer, born 1885)

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Full name
  
John Arthur Eyre


1908
  
Derbyshire

Name
  
John Eyre

Born
  
25 July 1885 (
1885-07-25
)
North Wingfield, England

Died
  
12 June 1964(1964-06-12) (aged 78) Bolton-on-Dearne, England

First-class debut
  
17 August 1908 Derbyshire v Gentlemen of Philadelphia

Batting style
  
Right-handed batsman

John Arthur Eyre (25 July 1885 — 12 June 1964) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1908.

Eyre was born in North Wingfield, the son of Frederick Eyre, a coal miner. His father played a single game for Derbyshire in the 1892 season.

Eyre appeared in a single first-class fixture for Derbyshire in the 1908 season, against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia. Eyre was a right-handed middle-lower order batsman and scored one run in each innings.

Eyre died in Bolton-on-Dearne.

References

John Eyre (cricketer, born 1885) Wikipedia