Cyrus Ainsworth

Summary

Cyrus Gerald Ainsworth (4 August 1888 – 20 February 1940) was an English first-class cricketer. Ainsworth's batting style is unknown. He was born at Bury, Lancashire.

Cyrus Ainsworth
Personal information
Full name
Cyrus Gerald Ainsworth
Born4 August 1888
Bury, Lancashire, England
Died20 February 1940(1940-02-20) (aged 51)
Elton, Lancashire, England
BattingUnknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 77
Batting average 38.50
100s/50s –/1
Top score 71
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 November 2013

Ainsworth qualified as a surgeon prior to 1915. It was during World War I that he was enlisted as a surgeon in the Royal Navy in September 1915.[1] He continued to serve in the Royal Navy following the end of the war, as he was selected to play a first-class cricket match for the Royal Navy against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1919.[2] In a match Cambridge University won by an innings and 84 runs, Ainsworth scored 6 runs in the Royal Navy's first-innings, before he was dismissed by Gordon Fairbairn, while in their second-innings he top scored with 71, before being dismissed by Gilbert Ashton.[3]

He died at Elton, Lancashire on 20 February 1940.

References edit

  1. ^ "No. 29316". The London Gazette. 5 October 1915. p. 9757.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Cyrus Ainsworth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Cambridge University v Royal Navy, 1919". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2013.

External links edit

  • Cyrus Ainsworth at ESPNcricinfo
  • Cyrus Ainsworth at CricketArchive