Background
He was born and died in Preston.
He was born and died in Preston.
He appeared in 152 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman, scoring 5,129 runs with a highest score of 139 and held 95 catches. He completed six centuries and 22 half-centuries in his career. Eccles played for Oxford University from 1896 to 1899.
And he represented the Gentlemen in 1902.
He was the Lancashire club captain for the 1902 season.