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Frank Mycroft

Frank Mycroft
Personal information
Full name Frank Mycroft
Born (1873-06-30)30 June 1873
Shirland, Derbyshire, England
Died 26 September 1900(1900-09-26) (aged 27)
Leicester, England
Batting style Left-handed batsman
Bowling style Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years Team
18931895 Derbyshire
First-class debut 9 July 1894 Derbyshire v Yorkshire
Last First-class 8 July 1895 Derbyshire v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 7
Batting average 1.75
100s/50s /
Top score 4
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 4/0
Source: [1], January 2012

Frank Mycroft (30 June 1873 – 26 September 1900) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1893 and 1895.

Mycroft was born in Shirland Toadhole Furnace, Derbyshire, the son of Matthew Mycroft, a farmer of 70 acres (280,000 m2), and his wife Eliza. Mycroft started playing for Derbyshire in the 1893 season before they were included in the County Championship. He was a wicket-keeper for the club and played in two first class matches both against Yorkshire in the 1894 and 1895 seasons, standing in for the regular wicket-keeper William Storer. Mycroft was a left-handed batsman who was last man in his matches.

Mycroft died in 1900 in Leicester, at the age of 27.


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