Frederick Byerley Explained

Frederick Byerley
Fullname:	Frederick William Alfred Byerley
Birth Date:	9 July 1910
Birth Place:	Wellington, New Zealand
Death Place:	Auckland, New Zealand
Date:	4 June 2016
Source:	ESPNcricinfo

Frederick Byerley (9 July 1910  - 19 August 1994) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played one first-class match for Auckland in 1931/32.^[1]

Byerley's only first-class match was against the touring South Africans in February 1932. In Auckland's first innings he went to the wicket with the score at 123 for 6 and hit 77 at a run a minute.^{[2] [3]}

Byerley served in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in Europe in World War II. He was captured by the Germans and held at Stalag VIII-B prisoner of war camp.^[4] After the war ended in Europe he was a member of the New Zealand Services cricket team that played in England in 1945.^[5]

See also

• List of Auckland representative cricketers

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frederick Byerley . 4 June 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
2. Web site: Quick, Cold, A Little One-Sided . NZ Cricket Museum . 28 October 2019.
3. Web site: Auckland v South Africans . Cricinfo . 28 October 2019.
4. Web site: Frederick William Alfred Byerley . Auckland Museum . 28 October 2019.
5. Web site: Miscellaneous Matches played by Fred Byerley . CricketArchive . 28 October 2019.