Thomas Mycroft
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| Born | 28 March 1848 Brimington, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 August 1911 (aged 63) Mickleover, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | William Mycroft (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1877–1887 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1878–1887 | MCC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 16 July 1877 Derbyshire v Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 30 June 1887 MCC v Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 7 June 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Mycroft (28 March 1848 — 31 August 1911) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire and MCC between 1877 and 1887.
Mycroft was born in
iron moulder.[2] He was playing cricket for Chesterfield in 1871. His first-class career started in the 1877 season, when he made his debut for Derbyshire as wicket-keeper against Kent, scoring eight runs. He played one more match that season. In the 1878 season he played one game for Derbyshire against the All England XI but started playing predominantly for MCC. Derbyshire over the period was well served by their regular wicket-keepers Alfort Smith and James Disney
. Mycroft played a large number of non-status matches for MCC against local clubs until 1883 and one or two first-class matches for MCC each year. In 1882 against Hampshire he took a rare bowling stint of 7 overs without gaining a wicket but scored 11 and 10 in his two innings.
In the
Oxford University. Mycroft was wicket keeper in all but two first-class games when he bowled in all 44 balls without a wicket. He was a left-handed batsman and played 46 innings in 24 first-class matches with a top score of 24 not out and an average of 7.78.[3]
Mycroft returned to the game as an umpire, from 1897 to 1905, standing in two Test Matches.
Mycroft died in Mickleover at the age of 63. His half-brother, William, was a Derbyshire cricketer between 1873 and 1885.
References
- ^ British Census 1861
- ^ British Census 1881
- ^ Thomas Mycroft at Cricket Archive