David Byas

David Byas

Personal information
Born	26 August 1963 (1963-08-26) (age 48) Middledale, Kilham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Nickname	Billy, Bingo
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Role	Opening batsman, captain, coach
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1986–2001	Yorkshire
1996	MCC
2002	Lancashire
First-class debut	9 August 1986 Yorkshire v Glamorgan
Last First-class	19 September 2002 Lancashire v Somerset
List A debut	11 May 1985 Yorkshire v Leicestershire
Last List A	15 September 2002 Lancashire v Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition	First-class	List A
Matches	283	333
Runs scored	15,082	8,116
Batting average	35.07	28.67
100s/50s	29/83	5/46
Top score	213	116*
Balls bowled	1,118	848
Wickets	12	25
Bowling average	60.58	26.36
5 wickets in innings	–	–
10 wickets in match	–	n/a
Best bowling	3/55	3/19
Catches/stumpings	366/–	139/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 July 2009

David Byas (born 26 August 1963,^[1] Middledale, Kilham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England) is an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire and latterly Lancashire.

Byas grew up as a farmer in Yorkshire. He was a left-handed batsman who, very occasionally, bowled right-arm medium pace. He was appointed Yorkshire's captain at the start of the 1996 season, following the resignation of Martyn Moxon. In 2001, he led the county to their first County Championship title win for thirty three years. He has since returned to Yorkshire as a coach.

In April 2007, the ECB appointed him to train umpires, even though he had had no regular experience of performing as an umpire.^[2]

References

1. ^ Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 365. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4. 
2. ^ Umpires get coaching - Media Releases - News - ECB

External links

• Player Profile: David Byas from CricketArchive
• Player profile: David Byas from ESPNcricinfo

Persondata
Name	Byas, David
Alternative names
Short description	English County cricketer and coach
Date of birth	26 August 1963
Place of birth	Middledale, Kilham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Date of death
Place of death