Charles Lucas (cricketer, born 1843)
Charles Frank Lucas (25 November 1843 – 27 September 1919) was an English first-class cricketer and solicitor.
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| Full name | Charles Frank Lucas | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 November 1843 Stowe-by-Chartley, Staffordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 September 1919 (aged 75) Carshalton, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Bunny Lucas (cousin) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1864–1880 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 February 2010 | |||||||||||||||
Lucas was born in November 1843 at Stowe-by-Chartley, Staffordshire. His association with cricket in Hampshire began in 1860 and he played for early Hampshire cricket teams. Lucas made his debut in first-class cricket in Hampshire County Cricket Club's inaugural first-class match against Sussex at Southampton in 1864. He scored his only first-class century the two years, making 135 runs against Surrey. Across all levels of cricket in 1866, he scored over 1,000 runs in the season. Lucas played first-class cricket for Hampshire until 1880, making fourteen appearances. In these he scored 502 runs at an average of 20.08. He also made three first-class appearances for the Gentlemen of the South against I Zingari in 1866, and the Players of the South in both 1866 and 1867. For the Gentlemen of the South, he scored 148 runs with a highest score of 48. As a fielder, he was considered one of the best long stops in England.
Outside of cricket, Lucas was a solicitor in Southampton. He died at Carshalton in September 1919. His cousin was the Test cricketer Bunny Lucas.