Charles Oyston (12 May 1869 – 15 July 1942) was an English

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er, who played fifteen matches for

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from 1900 to 1909. He also played in non first-class cricket for the Yorkshire Second XI (1900–1906) and RW Frank's XI (1906). Born in Armley,

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, Yorkshire, England, Oyston was a slow left arm orthodox bowler, who took 31 wickets at 28.12, with a best of 3 for 30 against

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. A left-handed tail end batsman, he scored 96 runs at 7.38, with a top score of 22 against

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. He also took three catches in the field. Oyston was a professional with Wortley C.C. in 1894, having played for Leeds Leamington C.C. in 1891. He also played for Armley C.C. and Morley C.C. He went on to be the professional with Bingley C.C. in 1917, but played mostly with Leeds C.C. and, in 1927, shared the Leeds League bowling prize with

Bill Bowes William Eric Bowes (25 July 1908 – 4 September 1987) was an English professional cricketer active from 1929 to 1947 who played in 372 first-class matches as a right arm fast bowler and a right-handed tail end batsman. He took 1,639 wickets ...

. He died in Armley in July 1942.

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