Robert Lascoe
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Robert Lascoe (1715 – 1771) was a native of Bromley in Kent. He was a noted English cricketer of the mid-18th century who played for Bromley Cricket Club and for Kent. He also represented All-England.
Lascoe is first recorded in June 1745 when he played for Robert Colchin's XI versus Richard Newland's XI at the Artillery Ground, his team winning by "over 70 runs" [1].
He is last heard of in 1748 when he was part of a Bromley team taking part in a "fives" tournament at the Artillery Ground [1].
Robert Lascoe is known to have made horse collars for a living [2].
[edit] References
- ^ a b F S Ashley-Cooper, At the Sign of the Wicket: Cricket 1742-1751, Cricket Magazine, 1900
- ^ From Lads to Lord's – biography of Robert Lascoe
