Godfrey Lyons, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Godfrey Lyons

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 23-May-1853

Place of Birth: Fleetwood, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Mar-1931

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Godfrey Lyons

  • Godfrey Louis Lyons (23 May 1853 – 30 March 1931) was an English cricketer.
  • Lyons was a right-handed batsman.
  • He was born at Fleetwood, Lancashire. Lyons made a single first-class appearance for Surrey against Nottinghamshire in 1880 at The Oval.
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat, making 266 all out.
  • Surrey responded in their first-innings by being dismissed for just 16, at the time the joint fourth lowest total by a team in first-class cricket.
  • Lyons was dismissed in the innings for a duck by Fred Morley.
  • Forced to follow-on in their second-innings, Surrey were dismissed for 185, with Lyons scoring 8 runs before he was dismissed by Billy Barnes.
  • Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 65 runs.
  • This was his only major appearance for Surrey. He died at Brighton, Sussex, on 30 March 1931.

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