| Ernest Sykes | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Ernest Castle Sykes |
| Birth Date: | 31 May 1869 |
| Birth Place: | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| Death Place: | Bolsover, Derbyshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Family: | Eric Sykes (son) |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Hampshire |
| Year1: | 1896 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 5 |
| Bat Avg1: | – |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 5 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Date: | 2 January |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20440.html Cricinfo |
Ernest Castle Sykes (31 May 1869 — 30 November 1925) was an English first-class cricketer.
Sykes was born at Sheffield in May 1869. He made one appearance in first-class cricket as a wicket-keeper for Hampshire against the touring Australians at Southampton in 1896.[1] Batting twice in the match at number eleven, he made two unbeaten scores of 0 and 5.[2] In later life, Sykes worked in the mining industry in Derbyshire, where he was employed as a traffic superintendent at Bolsover colliery.[3] Skyes died suddenly while shaving at his Bolsover residence on 30 November 1925.[4] His son, Eric, was also a first-class cricketer.