Thomas Roper Spyers (7 December 1868 – 19 February 1961) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.
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| Full name | Thomas Roper Spyers | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 December 1868 Faversham, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 February 1961 (aged 92) Chelsea, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| 1890 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 August 2021 | |||||||||||||||
The son of Thomas Charles Spyers, he was born at Faversham in December 1868. He was educated at Radley College, before going up to Keble College, Oxford.[1] He played for and captained the Keble College cricket team, but did not feature for Oxford University Cricket Club. While studying at Oxford in 1890, he did appear in a single first-class cricket match for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Yorkshire at Lord's.[2] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 9 runs in the MCC first innings by Ted Wainwright, while following-on in their second innings he was dismissed without scoring by the same bowler.[3] After graduating from Oxford, Spyers became an assistant master at Radley College, a post he held until 1903.[4] He later became the proprietor of the Newlands Corner Hotel in Guildford.[5] Spyers died at Chelsea in February 1961.
References edit
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1893). Oxford Men and their Colleges. James Parker & Co. p. 571. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Roper". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Yorkshire, 1890". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ John Francis, Nugee (1923). Register 1847-1923. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 24.
- ^ Defamatory Cards to Goole Solicitor. Hull Daily Mail. 21 February 1940. p. 3