Lives in Cricket No 44 - LCH Palairet

I must thank the ACS committee for giving me the opportunity to share his life, and to Mark Rowe for his encouragement and help in attaining photographs and overall support. I must mention the British Newspaper Archive website, which enabled me access hundreds of newspapers, while sat at my computer working merrily away at home; without this my research would have taken years to complete. Also John Hirst (Devon Golfing Union), Tim Roper, Huw Nathan and Robert Brooke for their proof- reading. In addition, Roger Mann for providing some excellent photographs and also ACS member Roger Moulton, and Graham Skidmore and Ian Tier of the Somerset Stragglers who helped provide some of the scorecards of matches Lionel played in. Many thanks to Kit Bartlett for his careful proof-reading. Darren R Senior Brighouse, April 2016 Introduction 6