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Wilfred Eadon

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Wilfred Eadon
Personal information
Full name
Wilfred Myles Eadon
Born19 June 1915
Torry Hill, Kent, England
DiedNovember 1999 (aged 84)
Westminster, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break googly
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1934Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 17
Batting average 8.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 14
Balls bowled 102
Wickets 3
Bowling average 29.33
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/61
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 February 2020

Wilfred Myles Eadon (19 June 1915 – November 1999) was an English first-class cricketer.

Eadon was born in June 1915 at Torry Hill, Kent. He later studied at Trinity College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Free Foresters at Oxford in 1934.[2] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 3 runs by Raymond Robertson-Glasgow in the Oxford first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 14 runs by the same bowler. With his leg break googly bowling, he took the wickets of Robert Scott and Joseph Comber in the Free Foresters first-innings, in addition to taking the wicket of Guy Jackson in their second-innings to finish with match figures of 3 for 88.[3] Eadon later served in the British Army during the Second World War, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Dorset Regiment in April 1940, with the service number of 126959.[4] He died at Westminster in November 1999.

References

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  1. ^ "Player profile: Wilfred Eadon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Wilfred Eadon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Oxford University v Free Foresters, 1934". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. ^ "No. 34837". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 April 1940. p. 2459.
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