James Billyeald

James Billyeald (20 January 1835 – 8 July 1890) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1871.

James Billyeald

Personal information
Full name	James Billyeald
Born	(1835-01-20)20 January 1835 Hyson Green, Nottingham, England
Died	8 July 1890(1890-07-08) (aged 55) Hyson Green, England
Batting	Right-handed batsman
Bowling	Round arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1871	Derbyshire
First-class debut	17 August 1871 Derbyshire v Lancashire
Last First-class	17 August 1871 Derbyshire v Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 15 Batting average 15.00 100s/50s -/- Top score 11* Balls bowled Wickets Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling Catches/stumpings 0
Source: , 14 December 2010

Billyeald was born at Hyson Green near Nottingham, the son of Thomas Billyeald and his wife Annis Hallam. He became a commercial traveller for wares, groceries and seeds and was living at Wirksworth.[1] Between 1866 and 1870 he played cricket for various teams including Wirksworth Cricket Club, Nottingham Commercial Club and Gentlemen of Derbyshire. In 1871 he was living at Dale House, Wirksworth.[1]

Billyeald played for Derbyshire in the 1871 season in their second match against Lancashire in August. Following a promising 11 not-out innings from a tailend position in the first innings, Billyeald switched to the upper order in the second and made 4. Billyeald was a right-handed batsman and played two innings in one first-class match and a total of 15 runs. He was a round-arm medium-pace bowler.[2]

Billyeald died in Hyson Green at the age of 55.

Billyeald married Matilda Mounteney at Radford Nottinghamshire in 1859.[3]

References

1. Wirksworth Parish Records 1871 census
2. James Billyeald at Cricket Archive
3. Office for National Statistics - GRO Indices