Thomas Roper Spyers (7 December 1868 – 19 February 1961) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.

Thomas Spyers
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Roper Spyers
Born17 December 1868
Faversham, Kent, England
Died19 February 1961(1961-02-19) (aged 92)
Chelsea, London, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1890Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 9
Batting average 4.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 9
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 August 2021

The son of Thomas Charles Spyers, he was born at Faversham in December 1868. He was educated at Radley College, before going up to Keble College, Oxford.[1] He played for and captained the Keble College cricket team, but did not feature for Oxford University Cricket Club. While studying at Oxford in 1890, he did appear in a single first-class cricket match for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Yorkshire at Lord's.[2] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 9 runs in the MCC first innings by Ted Wainwright, while following-on in their second innings he was dismissed without scoring by the same bowler.[3] After graduating from Oxford, Spyers became an assistant master at Radley College, a post he held until 1903.[4] He later became the proprietor of the Newlands Corner Hotel in Guildford.[5] Spyers died at Chelsea in February 1961.

References

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  1. ^ Foster, Joseph (1893). Oxford Men and their Colleges. James Parker & Co. p. 571. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Roper". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Yorkshire, 1890". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. ^ John Francis, Nugee (1923). Register 1847-1923. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 24.
  5. ^ Defamatory Cards to Goole Solicitor. Hull Daily Mail. 21 February 1940. p. 3
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