Cyril Merry

Cyril Arthur Merry (20 January 1911 – 19 April 1964) was a cricketer who played for Trinidad and Tobago and West Indies.

Cyril Merry

Personal information
Full name	Cyril Arthur Merry
Born	(1911-01-20)20 January 1911 Scarborough, Tobago
Died	19 April 1964(1964-04-19) (aged 53) St Clair, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Batting	Right-handed
Relations	David Merry (brother)
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut (cap 33)	24 June 1933 v England
Last Test	12 August 1933 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1929/30–1938/39	Trinidad
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 2 37 Runs scored 34 1,547 Batting average 8.50 27.14 100s/50s 0/0 1/4 Top score 13 146 Balls bowled – 1,773 Wickets – 33 Bowling average – 22.60 5 wickets in innings – 0 10 wickets in match – 0 Best bowling – 3/13 Catches/stumpings 1/– 33/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 January 2018

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.

External links

• Cyril Merry at ESPNcricinfo