Mycroft was born in Brimington, Derbyshire, the son of George Mycroft and his second wife Elizabeth Lowcock. His father was an ironstone and coal miner who kept the Red Lion public house at Brimington.[1] Mycroft became an iron moulder.[2] He was playing cricket for Chesterfield in 1871. His first-class career started in the 1877 season, when he made his debut for Derbyshire as wicket-keeper against Kent, scoring eight runs. He played one more match that season. In the 1878 season he played one game for Derbyshire against the All England XI but started playing predominantly for MCC. Derbyshire over the period was well served by their regular wicket-keepers Alfort Smith and James Disney. Mycroft played a large number of non-status matches for MCC against local clubs until 1883 and one or two first-class matches for MCC each year. In 1882 against Hampshire he took a rare bowling stint of 7 overs without gaining a wicket but scored 11 and 10 in his two innings.
In the 1884 season Mycroft played ten county matches for Derbyshire, and played two games for MCC. In 1885 he played a single MCC V Derbyshire match in which he had a small bowling spell for Derbyshire. In 1887 he played for South against North and his final match was for MCC against Oxford University. Mycroft was wicket keeper in all but two first-class games when he bowled in all 44 balls without a wicket. He was a left-handed batsman and played 46 innings in 24 first-class matches with a top score of 24 not out and an average of 7.78.[3]
Mycroft returned to the game as an umpire, from 1897 to 1905, standing in two Test Matches.
Mycroft died in Mickleover at the age of 63. His half-brother, William, was a Derbyshire cricketer between 1873 and 1885.
Mycroft cricketers family history - includes photograph
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thomas, mycroft, march, 1848, august, 1911, english, cricketer, played, derbyshire, between, 1877, 1887, personal, informationborn, 1848, march, 1848brimington, derbyshire, englanddied31, august, 1911, 1911, aged, mickleover, englandbattingleft, handedbowlingr. Thomas Mycroft 28 March 1848 31 August 1911 was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire and MCC between 1877 and 1887 Thomas MycroftPersonal informationBorn 1848 03 28 28 March 1848Brimington Derbyshire EnglandDied31 August 1911 1911 08 31 aged 63 Mickleover EnglandBattingLeft handedBowlingRight arm mediumRoleWicket keeperRelationsWilliam Mycroft brother Domestic team informationYearsTeam1877 1887Derbyshire1878 1887MCCFC debut16 July 1877 Derbyshire v KentLast FC30 June 1887 MCC v Oxford UniversityCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 24Runs scored 249Batting average 7 78100s 50s 0 0Top score 24 Balls bowled 44Wickets 0Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling Catches stumpings 43 16Source CricketArchive 7 June 2010Mycroft was born in Brimington Derbyshire the son of George Mycroft and his second wife Elizabeth Lowcock His father was an ironstone and coal miner who kept the Red Lion public house at Brimington 1 Mycroft became an iron moulder 2 He was playing cricket for Chesterfield in 1871 His first class career started in the 1877 season when he made his debut for Derbyshire as wicket keeper against Kent scoring eight runs He played one more match that season In the 1878 season he played one game for Derbyshire against the All England XI but started playing predominantly for MCC Derbyshire over the period was well served by their regular wicket keepers Alfort Smith and James Disney Mycroft played a large number of non status matches for MCC against local clubs until 1883 and one or two first class matches for MCC each year In 1882 against Hampshire he took a rare bowling stint of 7 overs without gaining a wicket but scored 11 and 10 in his two innings In the 1884 season Mycroft played ten county matches for Derbyshire and played two games for MCC In 1885 he played a single MCC V Derbyshire match in which he had a small bowling spell for Derbyshire In 1887 he played for South against North and his final match was for MCC against Oxford University Mycroft was wicket keeper in all but two first class games when he bowled in all 44 balls without a wicket He was a left handed batsman and played 46 innings in 24 first class matches with a top score of 24 not out and an average of 7 78 3 Mycroft returned to the game as an umpire from 1897 to 1905 standing in two Test Matches Mycroft died in Mickleover at the age of 63 His half brother William was a Derbyshire cricketer between 1873 and 1885 References edit British Census 1861 British Census 1881 Thomas Mycroft at Cricket ArchiveExternal links editMycroft cricketers family history includes photograph Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Mycroft amp oldid 1156692553, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
