Alwyn Eato

Alwyn Eato (13 February 1929 – 19 September 2008), born Alwyne Eato, was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1950 and 1955.

Eato was born in Duckmanton, Derbyshire. He was a Ferguson engineer^[1] in full-time occupation. He joined Derbyshire in the 1950 season and played part-time in the first and second elevens over the next eight years. He made his first class debut for Derbyshire in June 1950. He played seven matches in the 1951 season and took a five-wicket innings against Leicestershire that year. He did National Service in 1952 and during the year played for the Army and the Royal Engineers.^[2] He rejoined Derbyshire in the 1953 season, in which he played eight matches. He played seven first class games in the 1954 season and two in the 1955 season. His last second eleven game was in 1957.

Eato was right-arm medium-fast bowler and took 50 first class wickets at an average of 28.58 and a best performance of 5–14. He was a right-handed batsman and played 28 innings in 25 first class matches with an average of 9.56 and a top score of 44.^[3]

Eato died at Oxford at the age of 79.

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