| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ernest Castle Sykes | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 May 1869 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 November 1925 (aged 56) Bolsover, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Eric Sykes (son) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1896 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||
Ernest Castle Sykes (31 May 1869 — 30 November 1925) was an English first-class cricketer.
Sykes was born at Sheffield in May 1869. He made one appearance in first-class cricket as a wicket-keeper for Hampshire against the touring Australians at Southampton in 1896.[1] Batting twice in the match at number eleven, he made two unbeaten scores of 0 and 5.[2] In later life, Sykes worked in the mining industry in Derbyshire, where he was employed as a traffic superintendent at Bolsover colliery.[3] Skyes died suddenly while shaving at his Bolsover residence on 30 November 1925.[4] His son, Eric, was also a first-class cricketer.