John Lucas (cricketer)

John Lucas
Personal information
Full name John Herman Lucas
Born 12 June 1922
Weymouth, Saint Michael, Barbados
Died 18 May 2008 (aged 85)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Right-arm off break
Relations Noel Lucas (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951 Canada
1945/461949/50 Barbados
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 15
Runs scored 1,074
Batting average 53.70
100s/50s 2/6
Top score 216*
Balls bowled 851
Wickets 15
Bowling average 32.26
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/88
Catches/stumpings 11/
Source: CricketArchive, 14 October 2011

John Herman Lucas (12 June 1922 18 May 2008) was a Barbados former West Indian and Canadian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He began his career playing for Barbados, playing twelve first-class matches. He later emigrated to Canada and played three first-class matches for the Canadian national team. He finished his career with an impressive batting average of 53.70 with a highest score of 216 not out.

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