Albert Hayhurst
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| Born |
17 September 1905 Birdwell, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
8 November 1991 (aged 86) Reading, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948–1953 | Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934–1935 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 14 May 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albert Hayhurst (17 September 1905 – 8 November 1991) was an English cricketer and footballer. Hayhurst was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Birdwell, Yorkshire.
Hayhurst made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Kent in the 1934 County Championship. He played a further 6 first-class matches, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1935 County Championship.[1] He scored 98 runs in these matches, at a batting average of 12.25 and a high score of 42.[2] With the ball he took 12 wickets at a bowling average of 38.08, with best figures of 4/120.[3]
Hayhurst was later a Minor counties cricketer for Buckinghamshire, who he debuted for in the 1948 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1948 to 1953, making 24 appearances.[4]
Outside of cricket he played football for Luton Town and Reading as a centre-half in the Football League.[5] For Reading he made 237 appearances, scoring 12 goals, between 1933 and 1938.[6] He died in Reading, Berkshire on 8 November 1991.
References
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Albert Hayhurst". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Albert Hayhurst". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Albert Hayhurst". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Albert Hayhurst". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ↑ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1991". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ↑ "Reading FC Players and Trialists - Surnames Beginning With "H"". 1871 - the ultimate Reading FC website. Retrieved 15 May 2011.