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Eric Sykes -LRB- 23 June 1906 -- 7 December 1989 -RRB- was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1925 and 1932 .. Derbyshire. Derbyshire County Cricket Club. Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1925. Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1932. English. England. Sykes was born in Bolsover , the son of Ernest Sykes who had played cricket for Hampshire .. Bolsover. Bolsover. cricket. cricket. Ernest Sykes. Ernest Sykes ( cricketer ). Hampshire. Hampshire County Cricket Club. Sykes made his first class debut for Derbyshire in the 1925 season in June against Gloucestershire and made 50 in his first innings .. Derbyshire. Derbyshire County Cricket Club. Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1925. Gloucestershire. Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. 1925 season. Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1925. In his next match he was at the wicket on 4 when Derbyshire won , but he made little impression in his last match of the season against Lancashire .. Derbyshire. Derbyshire County Cricket Club. Lancashire. Lancashire County Cricket Club. Sykes turned professional after playing as an amateur , but did not get a chance to play as a professional for Derbyshire until the 1932 season .. Derbyshire. Derbyshire County Cricket Club. Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1932. 1932 season. Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1932. He then played two matches for Derbyshire and made 27 in the first of them .. Derbyshire. Derbyshire County Cricket Club. Sykes was a right-handed batsman and played 10 innings in 5 first class matches with an average of 11.66 and a top score of 50 .. He bowled one over at the cost of 2 runs without taking a wicket .. Sykes died in Athersley North , Barnsley , Yorkshire , at the age of 83 .. Barnsley. Barnsley. Yorkshire. Yorkshire