Christopher Patrick Pyemont (17 January 1948 — 4 May 2017) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.
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| Full name | Christopher Patrick Pyemont | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 1948 Etchingham, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 May 2017 (aged 69) Eastbourne, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | James Pyemont (son) Neil Lenham (son-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 January 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pyemont was born in the Sussex village of Etchingham in January 1948. He was educated at Marlborough College, before going up to Magdalene College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1967, making fourteen appearances.[2] Playing as a batsman in the Cambridge side, scored 516 runs at an average of 22.43, recording two half centuries and a highest score of 61.[3] A talented sportsman at Cambridge, he gained blue's in cricket, hockey, skiing and rackets.[4]
After graduating from Cambridge, he was a direct entry into the Royal Armoured Corps as a second lieutenant in February 1968.[5] His commission lasted until February 1976, when he relinquished his commission.[6] After leaving the military, Pyemont began a career in teaching. He was appointed to Bede's School in Eastbourne as a maths and games teacher in 1981. His brother, Peter, had been head of the school since 1964. For several years he ran both the boy's and girl's boarding houses. He succeeded his brother as headmaster in 1998, where he oversaw modernisation of the school's facilities. He stood down as headmaster in 2007, but continued to teach maths and games.[4] Pyemont died in May 2017, following a long battle with cancer.[4] His son, James, who also a first-class cricketer, as was his son-in-law Neil Lenham.
References edit
- ^ The Cambridge University List of Members for the Year 1991. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 1102. ISBN 9780521434683.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Chris Pyemont". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Chris Pyemont". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Former head of Bede's School will be sadly missed". Eastbourne Herald. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "No. 44562". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 April 1968. p. 4155.
- ^ "No. 46825". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 February 1976. p. 2419.