Frederic Meyrick-Jones

The Reverend Frederic Meyrick Meyrick-Jones (14 January 1867 – 25 October 1950), born Frederic Meyrick Jones, was an English clergyman, school teacher and cricketer who played in 18 first-class cricket matches between 1887 and 1896 as a wicket-keeper.

Frederic Meyrick-Jones

Personal information
Full name	Frederic Meyrick Meyrick-Jones
Born	(1867-01-14)14 January 1867 Blackheath, Kent
Died	25 October 1950(1950-10-25) (aged 83) Shaftesbury, Dorset
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm slow
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1886–1890	Hampshire
1887–1888	Cambridge University
1893–1896	Kent
1909	Norfolk
FC debut	12 May 1887 Cambridge University v CI Thornton's XI
Last FC	6 July 1896 Kent v Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 18 Runs scored 512 Batting average 18.96 100s/50s 0/2 Top score 67 Balls bowled 146 Wickets 2 Bowling average 43.50 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1/3 Catches/stumpings 9/2
Source: CricInfo, 9 December 2018

Meyrick-Jones was born at Blackheath in what was then part of Kent in 1867, the son of the Reverend George Meyrick-Jones.[1][2] He was educated at Marlborough College where he played cricket for the school team as a "hard-hitting batsman" before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] He played occasionally for the Gentlemen of Hampshire team and for Hampshire County Cricket Club between 1886 and 1890 at a time whilst the county was not considered first-class, and made his first-class debut for Cambridge University in 1887. He played against the touring Australians in 1888 and won a Blue the same year.[3][4] As well as cricket, Meyrick-Jones played racquets at school and university, winning the Challenge Cup in 1888.[5]

After graduating, Meyrick-Jones was ordained and became a curate and a preparatory school master at Elstree School where has was also curate until 1896 when he moved to St Agnes Church in Bristol, changing his surname from Jones to Meyrick-Jones in 1893.[4] He played occasional first-class matches for Kent County Cricket Club during this period, making a total of six appearances for the county between 1893 and 1896.[4] In 1899 he became the manager of the Rugby School Mission, a religious mission in the deprived neighbourhood of Notting Dale in North Kensington, West London, aimed at improving conditions for the population of the area.[6][7][8] He served there until 1905, promoting rugby union in the area,[6] afterwards moving to Holt in Norfolk where he ran a private school, based from 1909 to 1915 at Voewood just outside the town.[2][9][10][11] He made a single appearance for Norfolk County Cricket Club in the Minor Counties Championship in 1909.[4]

Meyrick-Jones died at Shaftesbury in Dorset in 1950 aged 83.[1] His Wisden obituary noted that he had been "an antiquarian of some note".[3]

References

1. Frederic Meyrick-Jones, CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
2. Marlborough College Register from 1843 to 1904 Inclusive, fifth edition, 1905, p.362. Oxford: Horace Hart. (Available online. Retrieved 2018-12-09.)
3. Meyrick-Jones, Rev. Frederic, Obituaries in 1950, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1951. Retrieve 2018-12-09.
4. Frederic Meyrick-Jones, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
5. Marlborough College Register from 1843 to 1933, eighth edition, 1936, p.303. London: Dean and Son. (Available online. Retrieved 2018-12-09.)
6. The Rev. F. Meyrick Jones, The Times, 1950-12-20, p.8.
7. Gladstone F (2015) Notting Hill in bygone days, The Underground Map, 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
8. Corsan J (2009) For Poulton and England: The life and times of an Edwardian rugby hero, p.94. Leicester: Matador. (Available online. Retrieved 2018-12-09.)
9. Historic England. "Voewood (1001428)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
10. Voewood – a "Most interesting house", High Kelling Parish Council, 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
11. A very rock n roll house, The Lady. Retrieved 2018-12-09.

External links

Frederic Meyrick-Jones at ESPNcricinfo