Francis Wyatt (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Francis Wyatt (cricketer)

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1882

Place of Birth: Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India

Date of Death: 05-May-1971

Profession: engineer, cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Francis Wyatt (cricketer)

  • Colonel Francis Joseph Caldwell Wyatt (10 July 1882 – 5 May 1971) was an English cricketer.
  • Wyatt was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.
  • Wyatt was educated at Dulwich College and Glenalmond College. Wyatt made his first-class debut for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University in 1904. In 1905 Wyatt made his debut for Hampshire in 1905 against the touring Australians.
  • Wyatt played 11 first-class matches for Hampshire from 1905 to 1906, in 1908 and after the First World War in 1919, with his final match for the county coming against Yorkshire.
  • In his 11 matches for the county he took 44 wickets at a bowling average of 21.25, with four five wicket hauls and best figures of 6/31 against Somerset in 1908.
  • In the field Wyatt took a total of 11 catches for the county. For the 1906/07 South African cricket season Wyatt represented Orange Free State, making his debut against Western Province.
  • Wyatt played 4 first-class matches for the state, all in the 1906/07 season, with his final first-class match for the state coming against Eastern Province.
  • In his 4 matches for the state he took 19 wickets at an average of 17.47, with one five wicket haul of 5/18 against Western Province. In 1912 Wyatt made his debut for the Army against the Royal Navy.
  • He played two further matches for the Army before the war and one after in 1919 against Oxford University.
  • In his four first-class matches Wyatt took 22 wickets at an average of 16.45, with one five wicket haul of 6/56 against the Royal Navy in 1912. As well as playing first-class cricket for the above-mentioned teams, Wyatt also played a single first-class match for the Gentlemen of the South in 1905.
  • Additionally, in 1929 he played two non first-class matches for Hong Kong against Shanghai and Malaya. Wyatt died at Chichester, Sussex on 5 May 1971.

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