| Rex Yeatman | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Rex Herbert Yeatman |
| Birth Date: | 4 October 1919 |
| Birth Place: | Richmond, Surrey, England |
| Death Place: | Chichester, Sussex, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Year1: | 1946 |
| Debutdate1: | 29 June |
| Debutyear1: | 1946 |
| Debutfor1: | Combined Services |
| Lastdate1: | 14 June |
| Lastyear1: | 1947 |
| Lastfor1: | Surrey |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Matches1: | 6 |
| Runs1: | 53 |
| Bat Avg1: | 6.62 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 21 |
| Deliveries1: | 42 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 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]
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.