David Byas

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David Byas
England (Eng)
David Byas
Batting style Left-handed batsman
Bowling type Right arm medium
First-class List A
Matches 283 333
Runs scored 15082 8116
Batting average 35.07 28.67
100s/50s 29/83 5/46
Top score 213 116*
Balls bowled 1118 848
Wickets 12 25
Bowling average 60.58 26.36
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 N/A
Best bowling 3/55 3/19
Catches/stumpings 366/- 139/-

Debut: 9 August 1986
Last appearance: 18 September 2002
Source: CricketArchive

David Byas (born August 26, 1963 in Middledale, Kilham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England) is an English cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and then went on to play for Yorkshire's rivals Lancashire County Cricket Club.

Byas grew up as a farmer in Yorkshire who had a liking for cricket. He was a left-handed batsman who very occasionally bowled part-time right-arm medium pace. He was appointed Yorkshire Captain at the start of the 1996 season following the resignation of Martyn Moxon. In 2001 he led the county to their first Championship for 33 years. He has since returned to Yorkshire as coach.

Amazingly, in April 2007, ECB appointed him to train umpires even though he had had no regular experience of performing as an umpire. [1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Umpires get coaching - Media Releases - News - ECB