Cyril Drake
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Full name | Cyril Henry Drake | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Leicester, Leicestershire, England | 9 January 1922||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 5 February 1992 Glenfield, Leicestershire, England | (aged 70)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1939 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 June 2012 |
Cyril Henry Drake (9 January 1922 – 5 February 1992) was an English cricketer. Drake was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Leicester, Leicestershire.
Drake made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1939. He made seven further first-class appearances for the county in 1939, with his final first-class appearance coming against Derbyshire at Aylestone Road, Leicester.[1] In his eight first-class matches, he took a total of 19 wickets at an average of 31.84, with best figures of 5/21.[2] These figures were his only five wicket haul and came against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.[3] With the bat, he scored 43 runs at a batting average of 5.37, with a high score of 13.[4]
He died at Glenfield, Leicestershire, on 5 February 1992.
References
[edit]- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Cyril Drake". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Cyril Drake". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ "Warwickshire v Leicestershire, 1939 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Cyril Drake". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
External links
[edit]- Cyril Drake at ESPNcricinfo
- Cyril Drake at CricketArchive