| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | John Eyre |
| Birth Date: | 29 October 1859 |
| Birth Place: | Shaw, Berkshire, England |
| Death Place: | Bayswater, London, England |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year1: | 1887 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 9 |
| Bat Avg1: | 9.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 9 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Date: | 15 August |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/12712.html Cricinfo |
John Eyre OBE[1] (29 October 1859 — 24 November 1941) was an English first-class cricketer and footballer.
The son of Richard Eyre, he was born at Shaw House in Berkshire in October 1859. He was educated at Winchester College,[2] before going up to Keble College, Oxford.[3] He later changed college, transferring to Christ Church.[2] Eyre later made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), captained by W. G. Grace, against Cambridge University at Lord's in 1887.[4] Batting once in the match, he was dismissed for 9 runs by Francis Ford in the MCC first innings, with the MCC winning the match by 10 wickets.[5]
Eyre also played football for Winchester School and Oxford University. For the latter he was a Blue in 1879 and 1880, and appeared as centre-forward in their losing team at the 1880 FA Cup Final when they lost to Clapham Rovers. He played representative county football for Berkshire.[1]
By profession Eyre was a land agent. He also served as a justice of peace and member of Buckinghamshire County Council and sat on several hospital boards, his civic services earning him honour as Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[1]
He married Lady Evelyn Alice Curzon in April 1896, the daughter of Richard Curzon-Howe, 3rd Earl Howe.[2] For some years after the First World War the couple lived in Switzerland.[1] Eyre died at his Cleveland Square home in Bayswater in November 1941.[6]