Thomas Mycroft

Thomas Mycroft (28 March 1848 — 31 August 1911) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire and MCC between 1877 and 1887.

Thomas Mycroft

Personal information
Born	(1848-03-28)28 March 1848 Brimington, Derbyshire, England
Died	31 August 1911(1911-08-31) (aged 63) Mickleover, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Wicket-keeper
Relations	William Mycroft (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1877–1887	Derbyshire
1878–1887	MCC
FC debut	16 July 1877 Derbyshire v Kent
Last FC	30 June 1887 MCC v Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 24 Runs scored 249 Batting average 7.78 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 24* Balls bowled 44 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 43/16
Source: CricketArchive, 7 June 2010

Mycroft was born in Brimington, Derbyshire, the son of George Mycroft and his second wife Elizabeth Lowcock. His father was an ironstone and coal miner who kept the Red Lion public house at Brimington. Mycroft became an iron moulder. He was playing cricket for Chesterfield in 1871. His first-class career started in the 1877 season, when he made his debut for Derbyshire as wicket-keeper against Kent, scoring eight runs. He played one more match that season. In the 1878 season he played one game for Derbyshire against the All England XI but started playing predominantly for MCC. Derbyshire over the period was well served by their regular wicket-keepers Alfort Smith and James Disney. Mycroft played a large number of non-status matches for MCC against local clubs until 1883 and one or two first-class matches for MCC each year. In 1882 against Hampshire he took a rare bowling stint of 7 overs without gaining a wicket but scored 11 and 10 in his two innings.

In the 1884 season Mycroft played ten county matches for Derbyshire, and played two games for MCC. In 1885 he played a single MCC V Derbyshire match in which he had a small bowling spell for Derbyshire. In 1887 he played for South against North and his final match was for MCC against Oxford University. Mycroft was wicket keeper in all but two first-class games when he bowled in all 44 balls without a wicket. He was a left-handed batsman and played 46 innings in 24 first-class matches with a top score of 24 not out and an average of 7.78.

Mycroft returned to the game as an umpire, from 1897 to 1905, standing in two Test Matches.

Mycroft died in Mickleover at the age of 63. His half-brother, William, was a Derbyshire cricketer between 1873 and 1885.

External links

• Mycroft cricketers family history - includes photograph