Tom Lockyer
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Thomas "Tom" Lockyer (born 1 November 1826 in Croydon, Surrey; died 22 December 1869 in Croydon) was a famous English cricketer during the game's roundarm era. He was one of the outstanding wicket-keepers of the 19th century.
Lockyer was a right-handed batsman. As well as keeping wicket, he also bowled occasional right-arm fast-medium, roundarm.
His known first-class career spanned the 1849 to 1866 seasons. He took 301 catches in 223 matches and made 123 stumpings. He took 119 wickets @ 19.73 with a best analysis of 6/33. He had 10 5wI and 1 10wM. He scored 4917 runs @ 15.86 with a highest score of 108*, which was his only century.
At the end of the 1859 English cricket season, Lockyer was one of the 12 players who took part in cricket's first-ever overseas tour when an England cricket team led by George Parr visited North America.
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- Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians - various publications
- Scores and Biographies by Arthur Haygarth
- The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records by Peter Wynne-Thomas (PWT) – includes 1859 touring team photo
