About Ernest Sykes
Lived 1869 – 1925 (aged 56). Ernest Sykes was a British cricketer.
Ernest Castle Sykes (31 May 1869 — 30 November 1925) was an English first-class cricketer.
Sykes was born at Sheffield in May 1869. He made one appearance in first-class cricket as a wicket-keeper for Hampshire against the touring Australians at Southampton in 1896. Batting twice in the match at number eleven, he made two unbeaten scores of 0 and 5. In later life, Sykes worked in the mining industry in Derbyshire, where he was employed as a traffic superintendent at Bolsover colliery. Skyes died suddenly while shaving at his Bolsover residence on 30 November 1925. His son, Eric, was also a first-class cricketer.
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Who was Ernest Sykes?
English cricketer (1869-1925)
When was Ernest Sykes born?
Ernest Sykes was born on 31 May 1869 in Sheffield.
When did Ernest Sykes die?
Ernest Sykes died on 30 November 1925 in Bolsover.
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Ernest Sykes was a cricketer.
What nationality was Ernest Sykes?
Ernest Sykes was British.
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