Frank Mycroft Explained

Frank Mycroft
Country:England
Fullname:Frank Mycroft
Birth Date:30 June 1873
Birth Place:Shirland, Derbyshire, England
Death Place:Leicester, England
Batting:Left-handed
Year1:1894–1895
Type1:FC
Debutdate1:9 July
Debutyear1:1894
Debutfor1:Derbyshire
Debutagainst1:Yorkshire
Lastdate1:8 July
Lastyear1:1895
Lastfor1:Derbyshire
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:2
Runs1:7
Bat Avg1:1.75
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:4
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:4/0
Date:January
Year:2012
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Players/31/31642/31642.html CricketArchive

Frank Mycroft (30 June 1873  - 26 September 1900) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club between 1894 and 1895.

Mycroft was born in Shirland Toadhole Furnace, Derbyshire, the son of Matthew Mycroft, a farmer of 70acres, and his wife Eliza. Mycroft started playing for Derbyshire in the 1893 season before they were included in the County Championship. He was a wicket-keeper for the club and played in two first-class matches both against Yorkshire in the 1894 and 1895 seasons, standing in for the regular wicket-keeper William Storer. Mycroft was a left-handed batsman who was last man in his matches.

Mycroft died in 1900 in Leicester, at the age of 27.