Martin Dyson
Personal information
Full name
Edward Martin Dyson
Born(1935-10-21)21 October 1935
Sandal, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Died22 December 2019(2019-12-22) (aged 84)
Winchester, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1958–1960Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 27
Runs scored 819
Batting average 18.20
100s/50s 0/3
Top score 68*
Balls bowled 18
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 16/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 April 2020

Edward Martin Dyson (21 October 1935 – 22 December 2019) was an English cricketer and schoolmaster who played first-class cricket for Oxford University from 1958 to 1960.[1]

Martin Dyson attended Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, from 1947 to 1954, before going up to Keble College, Oxford.[2] A batsman who sometimes opened the innings, he made his highest first-class score of 68 not out in Oxford's innings victory over Free Foresters in 1960.[3]

After leaving Oxford he taught at St Paul's School in London, Eton College, and Ludgrove School in Berkshire. He and his wife Evelyn had a son and a daughter.[4]

References

  1. Booth, Lawrence (2021). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. p. 240. ISBN 9781472975478.
  2. Wisden 1959, p. 291.
  3. "Oxford University v Free Foresters 1960". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  4. "Obituaries". WGHS in Touch. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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