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English cricketer
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
19 December 1815
Death:
11 January 1888
The details
Biography
Edward Sayres (born 19 December 1815 at North Stoke, Sussex; died 11 January 1888 at Cold Ashton, Gloucestershire) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1838 to 1842.
Edward Sayres was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. A right-handed batsman and right arm slow roundarm bowler who was mainly associated with Cambridge University, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Sussex, he made 24 known appearances in first-class matches and took 100 wickets. He played for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players series. In later life he was a clergyman.