| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Fullname | Alwyn Eato |
| Birth date | 13 February 1929 |
| Birth place | Duckmanton, Derbyshire, England |
| Death date | 19 September 2008 (aged 79) |
| Death place | Oxford, England |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Club 1 | Derbyshire |
| Year 1 | 1950–1955 |
| Type 1 | FC |
| Debutdate 1 | 7 June |
| Debutyear 1 | 1950 |
| Debutfor 1 | Derbyshire |
| Debutagainst 1 | Worcestershire |
| Lastdate 1 | 9 July |
| Lastyear 1 | 1955 |
| Lastfor 1 | Derbyshire |
| Lastagainst 1 | Leicestershire |
| Columns | 1 |
| Column 1 | First-class |
| Matches 1 | 25 |
| Runs 1 | 220 |
| Bat avg 1 | 9.56 |
| 100s/50s 1 | 0/0 |
| Top score 1 | 44 |
| Deliveries 1 | 3,039 |
| Wickets 1 | 50 |
| Bowl avg 1 | 28.58 |
| Fivefor 1 | 1 |
| Tenfor 1 | 0 |
| Best bowling 1 | 5/14 |
| Catches/stumpings 1 | 7/– |
| Date | 23 April |
| Year | 2011 |
| Source | https://cricketarchive.com/Players/29/29209/29209.html CricketArchive |
Alwyn Eato (13 February 1929 – 19 September 2008), born Alwyne Eato, was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1950 and 1955.
Eato was born in Duckmanton, Derbyshire. He was a Ferguson engineer[1] in full-time occupation. He joined Derbyshire in the 1950 season and played part-time in the first and second elevens over the next eight years. He made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in June 1950. He played seven matches in the 1951 season and took a five-wicket innings against Leicestershire that year. He did National Service in 1952 and during the year played for the Army and the Royal Engineers.[2] He rejoined Derbyshire in the 1953 season, in which he played eight matches. He played seven first-class games in the 1954 season and two in the 1955 season. His last second eleven game was in 1957.
Eato was right-arm medium-fast bowler and took 50 first-class wickets at an average of 28.58 and a best performance of 5–14. He was a right-handed batsman and played 28 innings in 25 first-class matches with an average of 9.56 and a top score of 44.[3]
Eato died at Oxford at the age of 79.
References
- ^ IMechE List of members of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers with year of election 1952 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers 1847-1982 (vols 1-196) Sage Publications
- ^ Martin Williamson - Cricinfo
- ^ Alwyn Eato at Cricket Archive