| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Fullname | Rex Herbert Yeatman |
| Birth date | 4 October 1919 |
| Birth place | Richmond, Surrey, England |
| Death date | 5 January 1995 (aged 75) |
| Death place | Chichester, Sussex, England |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium |
| Club 1 | Combined Services |
| Year 1 | 1946 |
| Club 2 | Surrey |
| Year 2 | 1946–1947 |
| Type 1 | FC |
| Debutdate 1 | 29 June |
| Debutyear 1 | 1946 |
| Debutfor 1 | Combined Services |
| Debutagainst 1 | Northamptonshire |
| Lastdate 1 | 14 June |
| Lastyear 1 | 1947 |
| Lastfor 1 | Surrey |
| Lastagainst 1 | Cambridge University |
| Columns | 1 |
| Column 1 | First-class |
| Matches 1 | 6 |
| Runs 1 | 53 |
| Bat avg 1 | 6.62 |
| 100s/50s 1 | 0/0 |
| Top score 1 | 21 |
| Deliveries 1 | 42 |
| Wickets 1 | 0 |
| Bowl avg 1 | – |
| Fivefor 1 | – |
| Tenfor 1 | – |
| Best bowling 1 | – |
| Catches/stumpings 1 | 1/– |
| Date | 17 October |
| Year | 2009 |
| Source | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34147/34147.html CricketArchive |
Rex Herbert Yeatman (4 October 1919 – 5 January 1995) was an English cricketer who had a brief first class cricket career for the Surrey First XI between 1946 and 1947, amid a long career for the Surrey Second XI between 1939 and 1952. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium bowler, Yeatman made only 53 first class runs at 6.62 with a best of 21 from his six-match career, and bowled 42 wicket-less deliveries.[1] He also served in the British Army during the Second World War, and played for their services cricket team in 1946.[2]
Career
Born in Kew, near Richmond, Surrey, Yeatman played two matches for the Surrey Second XI against Kent and Gloucestershire Second XIs on 27 May and 9 June 1939.[3] Following service in the Army, Yeatman appeared in his first two first class matches in 1946 – against Northamptonshire while playing for the Combined Services on 29 June, followed by a match against the Combined Services while playing for Surrey on 17 July. He made a duck on debut and did not bowl.[4] He made 19 against Somerset on 17 August,[5] followed by four against Hampshire,[6] his career-best 21 against Combined Services on 4 September,[7] and finally a duck and four not out in his final match against Cambridge University on 14 June 1947.[8] He made five subsequent Second XI appearances through to June 1952, whereupon his career ended.[3] He died in Chichester, Sussex, in 1995.
Notes
- ^ "Player Profile: Rex Yeatman". CricInfo. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ "Teams played for by Rex Yeatman". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Rex Yeatman". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ "Northamptonshire v Combined Services – Other First-Class matches in England 1946". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ "Somerset v Surrey – County Championship 1946". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ "Surrey v Hampshire – Other First-Class matches in England 1946". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ "Surrey v Combined Services – Other First-Class matches in England 1946". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ "Surrey v Cambridge University – University Match 1947". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2009-10-17.