William Mayes
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William Mayes was an English
cricket
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler who played first-class cricket for Essex
. He was born in Marylebone
and died in Esher
.
Mayes made his only first-class appearance during the 1914 season, in a County Championship match against Middlesex
. Mayes' sole first-class contribution was two runs, prior to being run out, in an innings defeat.
Six years later, Mayes made two Minor Counties Championship appearances for Essex's Second XI.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
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. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler who played first-class cricket for Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
. He was born in Marylebone
Marylebone
Marylebone is an affluent inner-city area of central London, located within the City of Westminster. It is sometimes written as St. Marylebone or Mary-le-bone....
and died in Esher
Esher
Esher is a town in the Surrey borough of Elmbridge in South East England near the River Mole. It is a very prosperous part of the Greater London Urban Area, largely suburban in character, and is situated 14.1 miles south west of Charing Cross....
.
Mayes made his only first-class appearance during the 1914 season, in a County Championship match against Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex 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 Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
. Mayes' sole first-class contribution was two runs, prior to being run out, in an innings defeat.
Six years later, Mayes made two Minor Counties Championship appearances for Essex's Second XI.
External links
- William Mayes at Cricket Archive