Lives in Cricket No 13 - AP Lucas

107 Gentlemen¹ Players Lord’s 1882 135 Essex¹ Somerset Taunton 1895 103 Essex¹ Derbyshire Leyton 1902 Note: Lucas was dismissed caught in all eight of these innings. First-Class cricket: Five wickets or more in an innings (4) Bowling For Opponent Venue Season 37-16-50-5 Surrey Nottinghamshire² The Oval 1877 32-16-34-5 Cambridge Univ Gents of England¹ Fenner’s 1878 14-4-23-5 Surrey Gloucestershire² The Oval 1880 12.2-5-10-6 England XI Cambridge Univ² Fenner’s 1882 Notes: Overs were of four balls in all these matches. Lucas’ highest score and his best bowling return were in the same match. Matches for Essex 1889-1893: Batting and Fielding M I NO R HS Ave 100 50 Ct/St 1889 6 10 1 334 103 37.11 1 - 4 1890 8 14 2 268 55 22.33 - 1 - 1891 6 10 1 315 113 35.00 1 1 7/1 1892 7 13 2 347 74 31.54 - 3 5/1 1893 10 16 3 599 175 46.07 1 4 1 Total 37 63 9 1863 175 34.50 3 9 17/2 Matches for Essex 1889-1893: Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 1889 66 20 140 5 3-51 28.00 - 1890 21 3 75 2 2-19 37.50 - 1891 57 16 112 4 2-45 28.00 - 1892 7 0 35 1 1-4 35.00 - Total 151 39 362 12 3-51 30.16 - Notes: Overs were of five balls in all these seasons. Lucas did not bowl in 1893. Matches for Essex 1889-1893: Centuries (8) Score For Opponent Venue Season 103 Essex¹ MCC Leyton 1889 113 Essex¹ Warwickshire Edgbaston 1891 175 Essex¹ Hampshire Leyton 1893 Note: The index figures ¹ and ² in this and preceding tables indicate the innings in which the feat was achieved. Sources: cricketarchive.com and Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. Some Statistics 131