Hubert Myers, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Hubert Myers

English county cricketer

Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1875

Date of Death: 12-Jun-1944

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Hubert Myers

  • Hubert Myers (2 January 1875 – 12 June 1944) was an English first-class cricketer, who played 201 games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1901 and 1910.
  • He then emigrated to Australia and played four matches for Tasmania between 1913 and 1925.
  • He also played for the North of England (1905-1907) and The Players (1906-1908).
  • He appeared for Yorkshire Second XI (1901-1903), Yorkshire Colts (1902), Rotherham and District (1903) and Yorkshire (1905-1910) in non first-class games. Born in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England, Myers was a useful all-rounder, who took 303 wickets in his 210 first-class games at 25.29, with a best of 8 for 81 against Gloucestershire, when he also took ten wickets in the match.
  • He took five wickets in a match on thirteen occasions.
  • A right-handed batsman, he scored 4,753 runs at 18.56, with a top score of 91 against Somerset.
  • He also took 110 catches in the field. He emigrated to Tasmania after being dropped by Yorkshire.
  • He played as an opening batsman and developed as a googly bowler, besides being coach to the Tasmania Cricket Association.
  • He made a top score of 40 against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1924-5. Myers died in June 1944 in Hobart, Tasmania.

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