Charles Howard Eyre (26 March 1883 – 25 September 1915) was an English first-class cricketer, educator and British Army officer.
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| Full name | Charles Howard Eyre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 March 1883 Toxteth, Liverpool Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 September 1915(1915-09-25) (aged 32) Loos-en-Gohelle, Pas-de-Calais, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1903–1906 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1905 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 October 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of John Eyre, the Archdeacon of Sheffield, he was born in Toxteth, Liverpool in March 1883. He was educated at Harrow School, where he was a multi-talented sportsman who played cricket, football, Eton Fives and rackets. He was also head of school in 1901.[1] From Harrow, he went up as a scholar to Pembroke College, Cambridge.[2] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University from 1903 to 1906, making 29 appearances.[3] He scored 1,092 runs for Cambridge, averaging 21.84 with one century and four half centuries.[4] His century, a score of 153, came against Yorkshire in 1906.[2] He was a good fielder, taking 40 catches in first-class cricket.[4] He played for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1905 during their tour of North America, with Eyre making a single first-class appearance on the tour against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia at Germantown.[3]
After graduating from Cambridge, Eyre returned to Harrow to become an assistant master and also served as honorary secretary of the Harrow Association.[2] Shortly after the outbreak of the First World War in July 1914, he was commissioned into the King's Royal Rifle Corps as a second lieutenant.[5] By July 1915, he held the rank of lieutenant and had been made a temporary captain.[6] Eyre was killed in action on 25 September 1915, on the first day of the Battle of Loos.[7]