William Meyrick

William Meyrick (born 1808 at Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan; died 17 February 1846 at Bath, Somerset) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1828 to 1837.^[1] Mainly associated with Cambridge University Cricket Club and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), he made 9 known appearances in first-class matches.^[2] He played for the Gentlemen in the 1837 Gentlemen v Players match.

Meyrick was a right-handed batsman. He made his name as a schoolboy player at Winchester in 1826 when he made a century against Harrow School and other good scores against Eton.^[3] Proceeding to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1828,^[4] he was unable to recapture this form at Cambridge where he made just 135 runs in his 9 matches, including a highest score of 21.

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References

^ Haygarth, S&B vol.2
^ CricketArchive. Retrieved on 6 November 2008.
^ Altham, p.68.
^ Meyrick, William in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.

External links

CricketArchive profile

Sources

Altham, H S (1962). A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914). George Allen & Unwin.
Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 2 (1827-1840). Lillywhite.

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Name	Meyrick, William
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Date of birth	1808
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Date of death	17 February 1846
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William Meyrick

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