Sylvester Murley Sturgeon (12 August 1886 — 1 May 1930) was an English first-class cricketer of Scottish-descent.

Sylvester Sturgeon
Personal information
Full name
Sylvester Murley Sturgeon
Born12 August 1886
Stoke Newington, London, England
Died1 May 1930(1930-05-01) (aged 43)
Chester, Cheshire, England
BattingUnknown
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1922–1923Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 1
Batting average 0.33
100s/50s –/–
Top score 1
Catches/stumpings 5/1
Source: Cricinfo, 5 November 2022

Sturgeon was born at Stoke Newington in August 1886. A club cricketer for Carlton,[1] he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Scotland against Surrey at The Oval on Scotland's 1922 tour of England, and against Wales at Perth in 1923.[2] Playing as a wicket-keeper in the Scottish side, the took five catches and made a single stumping.[3] Sturgeon later became commercial traveller based in Redland, Bristol. He was summoned before Nailsworth Police Court in October 1929, having been found drunk while in charge of a motor vehicle, having reversed his car through a shop window; he was subsequently fined £3 plus £2 costs, and banned from driving for 12 months.[4] Sturgeon died the following year, in May 1930 at the Boston Hotel in Chester.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "International Caps". www.carltoncc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Sylvester Sturgeon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Sylvester Sturgeon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  4. ^ Redland Man Who Took Veronal And Three Whiskies. Western Daily Press. 18 October 1929. p. 2
  5. ^ Re Sylvester Murley Sturgeon. Western Daily Press. 12 September 1935. p. 6
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