Vivian Metcalfe
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Vivian Alderson Metcalfe (5 March 1906 – 28 December 1967) was an Anglo
-Irish
cricket
er. Metcalfe was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea
, Yorkshire
.
Metcalfe made a single first-class
appearance for Wales against the touring West Indians in 1928. In this match, he scored 18 runs in the Welsh first-innings before being dismissed by James Neblett
, while in their second-innings he wasn't required to bat. He later made three first-class appearances for Ireland in 1936, playing against Scotland, the touring Indians and the Marylebone Cricket Club
. In his three first-class appearances for Ireland, he scored 63 runs at an average
of 10.50, with a high score of 36.
He died in Addlestone
, Surrey
on 28 December 1967.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
-Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Metcalfe was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Saltburn-by-the-Sea is a seaside resort in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The town is around east of Middlesbrough, and had a population of 5,912 at the 2001 Census.-Old Saltburn:...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
.
Metcalfe made a single first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
appearance for Wales against the touring West Indians in 1928. In this match, he scored 18 runs in the Welsh first-innings before being dismissed by James Neblett
James Neblett
James Montague Neblett, a middle-order batsman and a leg-break bowler, was born in Taylor’s Land, St. Michael in Barbados on November 13, 1901 and died in Mackenzie, British Guiana on March 28, 1959, aged 57...
, while in their second-innings he wasn't required to bat. He later made three first-class appearances for Ireland in 1936, playing against Scotland, the touring Indians and the Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
. In his three first-class appearances for Ireland, he scored 63 runs at an average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 10.50, with a high score of 36.
He died in Addlestone
Addlestone
Addlestone is a town in the borough of Runnymede in the county of Surrey, England.Immediate surrounding towns and villages include Weybridge, Ottershaw, Chertsey, and New Haw. It is near Junction 11 of the M25 motorway and is served by Addlestone railway station on the Chertsey Branch Line. It also...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
on 28 December 1967.
External links
- Vivian Metcalfe at ESPNcricinfo
- Vivian Metcalfe at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...