John Mayers was an English cricketer who played for Kent

Kent County Cricket Club

Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...

. He was born in Benenden

Benenden

Benenden is a village and civil parish in the Tunbridge Wells District of Kent, England. The parish is located on the Weald six miles to the west of Tenterden...

 and died in Hawkhurst

Hawkhurst

Hawkhurst is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. The parish lies to the south-east of Tunbridge Wells. Hawkhurst itself is virtually two villages...

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Mayers made a single first-class appearance for Kent, in 1827, against Sussex

Sussex County Cricket Club

Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...

. Batting in the tailend, he scored a duck in the first innings before being bowled out by William Lillywhite

William Lillywhite

Frederick William Lillywhite was a famous English cricketer during the game's roundarm era...

, and a single run in the second innings, before being run out.

External links

• John Mayers at Cricket Archive