Eliot Druce

Eliot Druce
Personal information
Full name Eliot Albert Cross Druce
Born 20 June 1876
Weybridge, Surrey, England
Died 24 October 1934(1934-10-24) (aged 58)
Brompton, London, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relations Frank Druce (cousin)
Walter Druce (cousin)
George Druce (uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1900 Kent
1898 Marylebone Cricket Club
18971898 Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 185
Batting average 15.41
100s/50s /
Top score 43
Balls bowled 371
Wickets 13
Bowling average 16.38
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/28
Catches/stumpings 6/
Source: Cricinfo, 23 March 2014

Eliot Albert Cross Druce (20 June 1876 24 October 1934) was an English cricketer active from 1897 to 1913, making ten appearances in first-class cricket. Born at Weybridge, Surrey, Druce was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace.

Druce made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1897. He played three further first-class matches for the university during his studies there in 1898.[1] He played one match for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent in 1898, before playing twice for Kent in the 1900 County Championship.[1] Over a decade later he made three first-class appearances for the Free Foresters in 1912 and 1913, playing twice against Oxford University and once against Cambridge University.[1] In the matches he scored 185 runs with a high score of 43, while with the ball he took 13 wickets with best figures of 4/28.[2]

He married Elizabeth Kathleen Mildred Swann, the daughter of Sir Charles Swann on 16 September 1913.[3] He died at Brompton, London on 24 October 1934. His cousin Frank Druce played Test cricket for England, while another cousin Walter Druce and his uncle George Druce both played first-class cricket.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "First-Class Matches played by Eliot Druce". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. "Player profile: Eliot Druce". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  3. "Person profile: Eliot Albert Cross Druce". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

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