James Billyeald was an English

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 cricket

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er who played for Derbyshire

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 in 1871.

Billyeald was born at Hyson Green

Hyson Green

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 near Nottingham

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, the son of Thomas Billyeald and his wife Annis Hallam. He became a commercial traveller for wares, groceries and seeds and was living at Wirksworth

Wirksworth

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. Between 1866 and 1870 he played cricket for various teams including Wirksworth Cricket Club, Nottingham Commercial Club and Gentlemen of Derbyshire. In 1871 he was living at Dale House, Wirksworth.

Billyeald played for Derbyshire in the 1871 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1871

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 in their second match against Lancashire

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 in August. Following a promising 11 not-out innings from a tailend position in the first innings, Billyeald switched to the upper order in the second and made 4. Billyeald was a right-handed batsman and played two innings in one first class match and a total of 15 runs. He was a round-arm medium-pace bowler.

Billyeald died in Hyson Green

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at the age of 55.

Billyeald married Matilda Mounteney at Radford Nottinghamshire in 1859.