John Eyre (cricketer, born 1885)

John Arthur Eyre (25 July 1885 – 12 June 1964) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1908.

John Eyre

Personal information
Full name	John Arthur Eyre
Born	(1885-07-25)25 July 1885 North Wingfield, England
Died	12 June 1964(1964-06-12) (aged 78) Bolton-on-Dearne, England
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1908	Derbyshire
Only FC	17 August 1908 Derbyshire v Gentlemen of Philadelphia
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 2 Batting average 2.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 1* Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, July 2012

Eyre was born in North Wingfield, the son of Frederick Eyre, a coal miner. His father played a single game for Derbyshire in the 1892 season.

Eyre appeared in a single first-class fixture for Derbyshire in the 1908 season, against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia. Eyre was a right-handed middle-lower order batsman and scored one run in each innings.^[1]

Eyre died in Bolton-on-Dearne.