Cyril Merry

Cyril Merry
Personal information
Full name	Cyril Arthur Merry
Born	20 January 1911; Scarborough, Tobago
Died	19 April 1964 (aged 53); St Clair, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	-
International information
National side	West Indian;
Domestic team information
1929-30 to 1938-39	Trinidad
Career statistics
	Source: Cricinfo, 4 January 2018

Cyril Arthur Merry (January 20, 1911, Scarborough, Tobago – April 19, 1964, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) was a cricketer who played for Trinidad and Tobago and West Indies.[1]

Merry was a hard-hitting right-hand batsman and occasional bowler who had played only a handful of matches for Trinidad before he was picked for the 1933 West Indies tour of England. He was one of the more forceful batsmen in the side, and his 146 in the match against Warwickshire was made at more than a run a minute. But he was not a success in the Test matches: at Lord's in the first match he made 9 and 1; recalled for the third match at The Oval he scored 13 and 11.

An influential figure in Trinidad cricket over many years, Merry captained the Trinidad team in inter-colonial matches several times in the later 1930s, but never made another century or Test appearance. His bowling appears to have been used largely to change ends or break partnerships.

Merry was also captain of the Queen's Park cricket club in Port of Spain and later its secretary. He also served as secretary to the West Indies Cricket Board of Control and as Trinidad's representative on it, and he was manager of the 1951-52 West Indies team in Australia and New Zealand. He died of a heart attack.

References

"Cyril Merry". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

External links

Cyril Merry at ESPNcricinfo
Cyril Merry at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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[1] "Cyril Merry". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2018.