Myles de Vries

Myles Fallows de Vries (born 1940) is a former English first-class cricketer.

Myles de Vries

Personal information
Full name	Myles Fallows de Vries
Born	1940 (age 79–80) Harwich, Essex, England
Batting	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1958	Berkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 5 Batting average 2.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 4 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 February 2019

Born at Harwich, de Vries played minor counties cricket for Berkshire in 1958, making two appearances in the Minor Counties Championship against Cornwall and Oxfordshire.[1] He later played first-class cricket in Kenya for a Coast Cricket Association XI against a touring Pakistan International Airlines team at Mombasa in 1964.[2] Batting twice during the match, de Vries was dismissed by Afaq Hussain for 4 runs in the Coast Cricket Association XI first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for a single run by Farooq Hamid.[3] He later moved to Thailand, where he is credited with starting the Chiang Mai Sixes in 1988.[4][5] He was previously employed by New Zealand Insurance and played cricket for the Royal Bangkok Sports Club.[5] In recent years de Vries has been confined to a wheelchair.[5]

References

1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Myles de Vries". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Myles de Vries". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
3. "Coast Cricket Association v Pakistan International Airlines, 1964". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
4. Thompson, Geoff. "Chiang Mai Sixes bowls more supporters with friendship, and sporting fun". Chiang Mai Mail. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
5. Kumar, Kamal (2013-03-31). "Seasons in the sun". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2019-02-06.

External links

• Myles de Vries at ESPNcricinfo