Peter Eyre (cricketer)
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Thomas John Peter Eyre is a former English
cricket
er who played for Derbyshire
between 1959 and 1972.
Eyre was born at Brough, Derbyshire. He started playing for the Derbyshire second XI in 1955 and made his first-class debut against Cambridge University in the 1959 season
, before his County Championship debut against Surrey two months later. He took a wicket in each match. From the 1960 season
he continued playing regularly for both the first and second teams.
Eyre played more first team games in the 1961 season
and took two 5 wicket innings in 1961 against Essex and Lancashire. However in the 1962 season
he spent more time in the second XI. In the 1964 season
he took 5 for 15 against Leicestershire. He took 5 for 42 against Warwickshire in the 1967 season and in the 1968 season
took 5-31 against Glamorgan and 5 for 57 against Northamptonshire. His best season was in 1969
when he achieved his best bowling figures of 8-65 against Somerset
and his top score of 102 against Leicestershire. He also took 5 for 70 against Glamorgan and was named man of the match in the Gillette Cup semifinal against Sussex. Eyre played his last first class matches in the 1972 season but turned out for the second XI in 1973.
Eyre was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and took 359 first-class wickets with an average of 28.70 and a best performance of 8 for 65. He took a further 59 wickets in the one-day game. He was a left-handed batsman and played 264 innings in 197 first class matches with an average of 15.98 and a top score of 102. He played 32 innings in 41 one-day matches.
England
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
between 1959 and 1972.
Eyre was born at Brough, Derbyshire. He started playing for the Derbyshire second XI in 1955 and made his first-class debut against Cambridge University in the 1959 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1959
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1959 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing eighty-eight years. It was their fifty-fifth season in the County Championship and they won thirteen matches to finish seventh in the County Championship.-1959 season:Derbyshire...
, before his County Championship debut against Surrey two months later. He took a wicket in each match. From the 1960 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1960
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1960 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty nine years. It was their fifty-sixth season in the County Championship and they won ten matches and lost ten to finish eighth in the County Championship.-1960...
he continued playing regularly for both the first and second teams.
Eyre played more first team games in the 1961 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1961
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1961 represents cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety years. It was their fifty-seventh season in the County Championship and they won ten matches to finish seventh in the County Championship.-1961 season:Derbyshire played...
and took two 5 wicket innings in 1961 against Essex and Lancashire. However in the 1962 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1962
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1962 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-one years. It was their fifty-eighth season in the County Championship and they won 9 championship matches and lost six to finish seventh in the County Championship.-1962...
he spent more time in the second XI. In the 1964 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1964
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1964 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety three years. It was their sixtieth season in the County Championship and they won five matches to finish twelfth in the County Championship...
he took 5 for 15 against Leicestershire. He took 5 for 42 against Warwickshire in the 1967 season and in the 1968 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1968
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1968 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-seven years. In the County Championship, they won six matches to finish eighth in their sixty-fourth season in the Championship...
took 5-31 against Glamorgan and 5 for 57 against Northamptonshire. His best season was in 1969
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1969
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1969 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-eight years. They were runners-up in the Gillette Cup. In the County Championship, they won three matches to finish sixteenth in their sixty-fifth season in the...
when he achieved his best bowling figures of 8-65 against Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
and his top score of 102 against Leicestershire. He also took 5 for 70 against Glamorgan and was named man of the match in the Gillette Cup semifinal against Sussex. Eyre played his last first class matches in the 1972 season but turned out for the second XI in 1973.
Eyre was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and took 359 first-class wickets with an average of 28.70 and a best performance of 8 for 65. He took a further 59 wickets in the one-day game. He was a left-handed batsman and played 264 innings in 197 first class matches with an average of 15.98 and a top score of 102. He played 32 innings in 41 one-day matches.