Background
He was born at Blackfordby, Leicestershire.
He was born at Blackfordby, Leicestershire.
Joyce was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Joyce made a single first-class appearance for Leicestershire against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord"s in 1894. The Marylebone Cricket Club made 124 in their first-innings, during which Joyce bowled 6 wicketless overs and took 2 catches.
Leicestershire made 286 in their first-innings response, with Joyce scoring 18 runs before he was dismissed by Jack Mee.
In the Marylebone Cricket Club"s second-innings of 254, he took the wickets of Frederic Geeson and Francis Ramsay, finishing with figures of 2/33 from 8 overs. Leicestershire reached their victory target of 93 with 8 wickets in hand, meaning Joyce wasn"t required to bat again.
This was his only major appearance for Leicestershire. He died at Vence in France on 17 April 1938.