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Joshua Chaytor

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Joshua Chaytor
Personal information
Full name
Joshua David Gerald Chaytor
Born(1903-05-13)13 May 1903
Knockmaroon, County Dublin, Ireland
Died4 March 1937(1937-03-04) (aged 33)
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1924Free Foresters
Only First-class11 June 1924 Free Foresters v Cambridge University
Source: CricketArchive, 24 May 2008

Captain Joshua David Gerald Chaytor (13 May 1903 – 4 March 1937) was an Irish-born cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he played first-class cricket in the 1924 English cricket season[2] and also represented the Egypt national cricket team.[3]

Biography

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Born at Knockmaroon House, County Dublin, Ireland in 1903,[2] he was the son of a stockbroker, Joshua David Chaytor (1862–1908) and his wife Lucy Sophia Norris. Educated at Wellington College, Joshua Chaytor played his one first-class match in June 1924, representing the Free Foresters against Cambridge University.[4] Later in the year he played for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against his native Ireland.[5]

In April 1933 he played for Egypt against HM Martineau's XI, top-scoring with 41 in the second innings.[6] He died in India in 1937[2] whilst playing polo.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Cricinfo profile
  2. ^ a b c CricketArchive profile
  3. ^ Teams played for by Joshua Chaytor at CricketArchive
  4. ^ First-class matches played by Joshua Chaytor at CricketArchive
  5. ^ Other matches played by Joshua Chaytor at CricketArchive
  6. ^ Scorecard of Egypt v HM Martineau's XI, 20 April 1933 at CricketArchive
  7. ^ Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1938 Obituaries