 Jerry Bryant (second from right) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | James Mark Bryant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1826 England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 December 1881 Sale, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1852 | Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1856/57–1861/62 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1861/62 | Surrey XI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 23 August 1852 Surrey v Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 1 March 1862 Surrey XI v The World | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 February 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Mark "Jerry" Bryant (1826 – 10 December 1881) was an Australian cricketer. He played first-class cricket matches for Surrey and Victoria. He was born in England in 1826, being christened on 24 October of that year at Caterham, Surrey.[1]
Bryant was an instrumental figure at the outset of Australian rules football, providing footballs, equipment and amenities for many of the earliest recorded matches in the parklands of Melbourne. His hotel, the Parade Hotel, near the Melbourne Cricket Ground, is where the first laws of the game were codified by members of the Melbourne Football Club in May 1859.
