| Alwyn Eato | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Alwyn Eato |
| Birth Date: | 13 February 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Duckmanton, Derbyshire, England |
| Death Place: | Oxford, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Type1: | FC |
| Debutdate1: | 7 June |
| Debutyear1: | 1950 |
| Debutfor1: | Derbyshire |
| Debutagainst1: | Worcestershire |
| Lastdate1: | 9 July |
| Lastyear1: | 1955 |
| Lastfor1: | Derbyshire |
| Lastagainst1: | Leicestershire |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 25 |
| Runs1: | 220 |
| Bat Avg1: | 9.56 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 44 |
| Deliveries1: | 3,039 |
| Wickets1: | 50 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 28.58 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/14 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 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.