Ernest Sykes (cricketer)

Ernest Sykes
Personal information
Full name
Ernest Castle Sykes
Born(1869-05-31)31 May 1869
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Died30 November 1925(1925-11-30) (aged 56)
Bolsover, Derbyshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
RelationsEric Sykes (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1896Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 5
Batting average –
100s/50s –/–
Top score 5*
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 January 2010

Ernest Castle Sykes (31 May 1869 — 30 November 1925) was an English first-class cricketer.

Sykes was born at Sheffield in May 1869. He made one appearance in first-class cricket as a wicket-keeper for Hampshire against the touring Australians at Southampton in 1896.[1] Batting twice in the match at number eleven, he made two unbeaten scores of 0 and 5.[2] In later life, Sykes worked in the mining industry in Derbyshire, where he was employed as a traffic superintendent at Bolsover colliery.[3] Skyes died suddenly while shaving at his Bolsover residence on 30 November 1925.[4] His son, Eric, was also a first-class cricketer.

References

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Ernest Sykes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Hampshire v Australians, Australia in England 1896". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Death of Mr. E. C. Sykes". Mansfield Reporter. 4 December 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 18 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Death of Mr. Ernest Castle Sykes". Derbyshire Times. Chesterfield. 5 December 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 18 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.