A left-handed lower order batsman and a slow left-arm spin bowler whose action was allegedly modelled on that of Tony Lock,[1] Bryant played 15 matches for the Somerset side that finished third in the County Championship in 1958, equalling the best-ever finish by the county to that time. He took only 25 wickets, but that included five in an innings – five for 64 – against Worcestershire to win the match where Australian Colin McCool made his highest score in English cricket.[2]Wisden noted that Bryant "showed promise".[3]
However, he played only a handful matches in the drier summer of 1959 and in his first first-class game of 1960, against Gloucestershire at Bath, he was no-balled five times by umpireHugo Yarnold for throwing.[4][5] Though he reappeared in two further matches that summer without incident, he was not re-engaged by Somerset at the end of the season and did not appear again in first-class cricket.
Referencesedit
^David Foot and Ivan Ponting. Somerset Cricket: A Post-War Who's Who (1993 ed.). Redcliffe Press. p. 19. ISBN1-872971-23-7.
^"Worcestershire v Somerset". www.cricketarchive.com. 9 July 1958. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
^"Somerset in 1958". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1959 ed.). John Wisden. p. 512.
^"Somerset v Gloucestershire". www.cricketarchive.com. 4 June 1960. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
^"Somerset in 1960". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1961 ed.). John Wisden. p. 540.
January 01, 1970
eric, bryant, cricketer, leonard, eric, bryant, june, 1936, november, 1999, played, first, class, cricket, somerset, between, 1958, 1960, eric, bryantpersonal, informationfull, nameleonard, eric, bryantborn, 1936, june, 1936weston, super, mare, somerset, engla. Leonard Eric Bryant 2 June 1936 28 November 1999 played first class cricket for Somerset between 1958 and 1960 Eric BryantPersonal informationFull nameLeonard Eric BryantBorn 1936 06 02 2 June 1936Weston super Mare Somerset EnglandDied28 November 1999 1999 11 28 aged 63 Brent Knoll Somerset EnglandBattingLeft handedBowlingSlow left arm orthodoxRoleBowlerDomestic team informationYearsTeam1958 1960SomersetFC debut31 May 1958 Somerset v SussexLast FC29 July 1960 Somerset v DerbyshireCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 22Runs scored 133Batting average 8 86100s 50s 0 0Top score 17Balls bowled 2 288Wickets 34Bowling average 27 735 wickets in innings 110 wickets in match 0Best bowling 5 64Catches stumpings 10 Source CricketArchive 6 July 2008 A left handed lower order batsman and a slow left arm spin bowler whose action was allegedly modelled on that of Tony Lock 1 Bryant played 15 matches for the Somerset side that finished third in the County Championship in 1958 equalling the best ever finish by the county to that time He took only 25 wickets but that included five in an innings five for 64 against Worcestershire to win the match where Australian Colin McCool made his highest score in English cricket 2 Wisden noted that Bryant showed promise 3 However he played only a handful matches in the drier summer of 1959 and in his first first class game of 1960 against Gloucestershire at Bath he was no balled five times by umpire Hugo Yarnold for throwing 4 5 Though he reappeared in two further matches that summer without incident he was not re engaged by Somerset at the end of the season and did not appear again in first class cricket References edit David Foot and Ivan Ponting Somerset Cricket A Post War Who s Who 1993 ed Redcliffe Press p 19 ISBN 1 872971 23 7 Worcestershire v Somerset www cricketarchive com 9 July 1958 Retrieved 6 July 2008 Somerset in 1958 Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1959 ed John Wisden p 512 Somerset v Gloucestershire www cricketarchive com 4 June 1960 Retrieved 6 July 2008 Somerset in 1960 Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1961 ed John Wisden p 540 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eric Bryant cricketer amp oldid 1220230256, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
