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| Full name | Edward Martin Dyson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1935-10-21)21 October 1935 Sandal, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 December 2019(2019-12-22) (aged 84) Winchester, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1960 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 19 April 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edward Martin Dyson (21 October 1935 – 22 December 2019) was an English cricketer and schoolmaster who played first-class cricket for Oxford University from 1958 to 1960.
Martin Dyson attended Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, from 1947 to 1954, before going up to Keble College, Oxford. A batsman who sometimes opened the innings, he made his highest first-class score of 68 not out in Oxford's innings victory over Free Foresters in 1960.
After leaving Oxford he taught at St Paul's School in London, Eton College, and Ludgrove School in Berkshire. He and his wife Evelyn had a son and a daughter.
References
- Booth, Lawrence (2021). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. p. 240. ISBN 9781472975478.
- Wisden 1959, p. 291.
- "Oxford University v Free Foresters 1960". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "Obituaries". WGHS in Touch. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
External links
- Martin Dyson at ESPNcricinfo
- Martin Dyson at CricketArchive
- 1935 births
- 2019 deaths
- People from Wakefield
- People educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield
- Alumni of Keble College, Oxford
- English cricketers
- Oxford University cricketers
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- Schoolteachers from London
- Teachers at Eton College
- Cricketers from West Yorkshire
- 20th-century English sportsmen