1. Robert Elliott Storey Wyatt was an English cricketer who played for Warwickshire, Worcestershire and England in a career lasting nearly thirty years from 1923 to 1951.
15 Facts About Bob Wyatt
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Bob Wyatt was born at Milford Heath House in Surrey and died at Treliske in Truro.
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Bob Wyatt played his first Test match against South Africa in Johannesburg in 1927.
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Bob Wyatt was controversially, by replacing Percy Chapman, appointed captain for England's last Test against the dominant Australian touring team in 1930.
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Bob Wyatt was unsuccessful and lost the role to Douglas Jardine for the next few years.
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Bob Wyatt played in 40 test matches, fifteen as captain.
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Bob Wyatt is said to have captained "soundly if without inspiration".
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Bob Wyatt was noted for sustaining several injuries during his career but he had a "bulldog spirit".
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Bob Wyatt was carried unconscious from the field with his jaw broken in four places.
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Bob Wyatt played his last Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1937.
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Bob Wyatt captained Warwickshire from 1930 to 1937 when he was replaced by Peter Cranmer.
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Bob Wyatt served in the Royal Air Force in World War II.
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Bob Wyatt lived to be 93 years old and was England's oldest living Test cricketer before his death.
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Bob Wyatt has a stand named after him at Warwickshire's home ground of Edgbaston.
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Bob Wyatt was the cousin of politician and broadcaster Woodrow Wyatt.