Eyre was born at Brough, Derbyshire. He started playing for the Derbyshire second XI in 1955 and made his first-class debut against Cambridge University in the 1959 season, before his County Championship debut against Surrey two months later. He took a wicket in each match. From the 1960 season he continued playing regularly for both the first and second teams.
Eyre played more first team games in the 1961 season and took two 5 wicket innings in 1961 against Essex and Lancashire. However, in the 1962 season he spent more time in the second XI. In the 1964 season he took 5 for 15 against Leicestershire. He took 5 for 42 against Warwickshire in the 1967 season and in the 1968 season took 5–31 against Glamorgan and 5 for 57 against Northamptonshire. His best season was in 1969 when he achieved his best bowling figures of 8–65 against Somerset and his top score of 102 against Leicestershire. He also took 5 for 70 against Glamorgan and was named man of the match in the Gillette Cup semifinal against Sussex. Eyre played his last first-class matches in the 1972 season but turned out for the second XI in 1973.
Eyre was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and took 359 first-class wickets with an average of 28.70 and a best performance of 8 for 65. He took a further 59 wickets in the one-day game. He was a left-handed batsman and played 264 innings in 197 first-class matches with an average of 15.98 and a top score of 102. He played 32 innings in 41 one-day matches.[1]
peter, eyre, cricketer, thomas, john, peter, eyre, born, october, 1939, former, english, cricketer, played, derbyshire, between, 1959, 1972, peter, eyrepersonal, informationfull, namethomas, john, peter, eyreborn, 1939, october, 1939, brough, derbyshire, engla. Thomas John Peter Eyre born 17 October 1939 is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972 Peter EyrePersonal informationFull nameThomas John Peter EyreBorn 1939 10 17 17 October 1939 age 84 Brough Derbyshire EnglandBattingLeft handedBowlingRight arm medium fastDomestic team informationYearsTeam1959 1972DerbyshireFC debut29 April 1959 Derbyshire v Cambridge UniversityLast FC15 July 1972 Derbyshire v SurreyLA debut12 June 1963 Derbyshire v LancashireLast LA19 July 1972 Derbyshire v WorcestershireCareer statisticsCompetition First class List AMatches 197 41Runs scored 3 436 225Batting average 15 98 8 65100s 50s 1 10 0 0Top score 102 27Balls bowled 21 806 1 778Wickets 359 59Bowling average 28 70 19 305 wickets in innings 8 110 wickets in match 0 0Best bowling 8 65 6 18Catches stumpings 83 6 Source CricketArchive 21 May 2011Eyre was born at Brough Derbyshire He started playing for the Derbyshire second XI in 1955 and made his first class debut against Cambridge University in the 1959 season before his County Championship debut against Surrey two months later He took a wicket in each match From the 1960 season he continued playing regularly for both the first and second teams Eyre played more first team games in the 1961 season and took two 5 wicket innings in 1961 against Essex and Lancashire However in the 1962 season he spent more time in the second XI In the 1964 season he took 5 for 15 against Leicestershire He took 5 for 42 against Warwickshire in the 1967 season and in the 1968 season took 5 31 against Glamorgan and 5 for 57 against Northamptonshire His best season was in 1969 when he achieved his best bowling figures of 8 65 against Somerset and his top score of 102 against Leicestershire He also took 5 for 70 against Glamorgan and was named man of the match in the Gillette Cup semifinal against Sussex Eyre played his last first class matches in the 1972 season but turned out for the second XI in 1973 Eyre was a right arm medium fast bowler and took 359 first class wickets with an average of 28 70 and a best performance of 8 for 65 He took a further 59 wickets in the one day game He was a left handed batsman and played 264 innings in 197 first class matches with an average of 15 98 and a top score of 102 He played 32 innings in 41 one day matches 1 References edit Peter Eyre at Cricket Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Eyre cricketer amp oldid 1156685854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
