Cyril Drake, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cyril Drake

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1922

Place of Birth: Leicester, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 05-Feb-1992

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Cyril Henry Drake (9 January 1922 – 5 February 1992) was an English cricketer.
Drake was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast.
He was born at Leicester, Leicestershire. Drake made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1939.
He made seven further first-class appearances for the county in 1939, with his final first-class appearance coming against Derbyshire at Aylestone Road, Leicester.
In his eight first-class matches, he took a total of 19 wickets at an average of 31.84, with best figures of 5/21.
These figures were his only five wicket haul and came against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
With the bat, he scored 43 runs at a batting average of 5.37, with a high score of 13.He died at Glenfield, Leicestershire, on 5 February 1992.