Ernest Hayter (31 July 1913 — 16 December 2005) was an English first-class cricketer and footballer.
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| Full name | Ernest Hayter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 July 1913 Bournemouth, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 December 2005 (aged 92) Southampton, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1935–1937 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hayter was born at Bournemouth in July 1913. His father was the secretary of Brockenhurst Cricket Club in the New Forest.[1] He was a member of the ground staff at Hampshire by the mid-1930s,[1] with Hayter making his debut in first-class cricket against Derbyshire at Queen's Park, Chesterfield in the 1935 County Championship. He made two further first-class appearances for Hampshire in 1937, against Cambridge University at Basingstoke, and Northamptonshire at Rushden in the County Championship.[2] In these, he scored 36 runs with a highest score of 17.[3]
Outside of cricket, Hayter played football as a goalkeeper for Lymington Town. In 1936, he had trials with Norwich City.[4] In August 1937, while at sea on board SS Dunvegan Castle, Hayter was the victim of an attempted murder, when he was stabbed by Antonio Mifsud, a Maltese kitchen porter.[5] He later served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, playing minor exhibition matches for the Royal Air Force cricket team during the war.[6] Hayter died suddenly whilst playing golf at Southampton in December 2005, aged 92. He had resided during his final years at Bartley, Hampshire.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Brockenhurst Parents' Loss Death of Jack Hayter". New Milton Advertiser. 10 August 1935. p. 10. Retrieved 19 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Ernest Hayter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ernest Hayter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "The third time". New Milton Advertiser. 19 September 1936. p. 10. Retrieved 19 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "High seas". Portsmouth Evening News. 23 August 1937. p. 7. Retrieved 19 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Teams Ernest Hayter played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Hayter". Daily Echo. Southampton. 21 December 2005. Retrieved 19 January 2024.