Ezra Wyeth (13 March 1910 – 15 October 1992) was an Australian
cricket
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er. He played in twenty-five
first-class matches for
Queensland
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between 1933 and 1938.
Cricket career
Wyeth began his senior cricket career playing for
University
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in
Brisbane Grade Cricket
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in 1929 and he remained with the club for his whole career. He bowled left-hand spin and was described as unorthodox as he approached from around the wicket in his runup but bowled over the wicket and bowled with a slight limp after being hit in the foot by a drive in the early 1930s. In his career he worked at the Teachers' Training College in Brisbane.
See also
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List of Queensland first-class cricketers
This is a complete list in alphabetical order of cricketers who have played for Queensland in First-Class matches since 1892–93.
The Appendix contains names of 18 players who appeared for Queensland teams in List A or Twenty20 cricket matches ...
References
External links
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1910 births
1992 deaths
Australian cricketers
Queensland cricketers
Cricketers from Toowoomba
Cricketers from Queensland
20th-century Australian sportsmen
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