1 ▁– ▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁phys ician ▁and ▁sports man . ▁As ▁a ▁tennis ▁player ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁two ▁W im ble don ▁Championships ▁and ▁also ▁played ▁first - class ▁cr icket . ▁ ▁While ▁studying ▁at ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Cambridge , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁My ers ▁played ▁a ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁match ▁for ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁against ▁the ▁Mary le bone ▁Cr icket ▁Club . ▁He ▁batt ed ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁order ▁and ▁scored ▁seven ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁inn ings , ▁then ▁six ▁in ▁the ▁second . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Cambridge ▁Apost le . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁he ▁competed ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁W im ble don ▁and ▁made ▁it ▁into ▁the ▁quarter - final s , ▁before ▁being ▁defeated ▁in ▁straight ▁sets ▁by ▁event ual ▁champion ▁Frank ▁H adow . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁two ▁matches ▁and ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round , ▁by ▁Irish man ▁C . ▁D . ▁Barry . ▁▁ ▁My ers ▁suffered ▁from ▁ep ile ps y ▁and ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁taken ▁his ▁own ▁life ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁ ▁John ▁H ug hl ings ▁Jackson ▁published ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁his ▁case . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁scholar ▁Freder ic ▁William ▁Henry ▁My ers ▁and ▁poet ▁Ernest ▁My ers . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 5 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8