Verner Luckin

Verner Luckin
Personal information
Full name Verner Valentine Luckin
Born 14 February 1892
Woking, Surrey, England
Died 28 November 1931 (aged 39)
High Cross, Hampshire, England
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Leg break googly
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1919 Warwickshire
1910–1912 Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 19
Runs scored 212
Batting average 15.14
100s/50s –/1
Top score 59*
Balls bowled 1,475
Wickets 24
Bowling average 35.20
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 3/19
Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 January 2010

Verner Valentine Luckin (14 February 1892 – 28 November 1931) was an English cricketer. Luckin was a left-handed batsman who bowled leg break googly.

Luckin made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1910 County Championship against Somerset, where in Somerset's second innings Luckin took 3/39.

Luckin played ten first-class matches for Hampshire up until the end of the 1912 season, with Luckin's final first-class match for the county against Middlesex. In his ten matches Luckin had no success with the bat and with the ball he took 13 wickets at a bowling average of 39.46.

After the First World War, Luckin made his debut for Warwickshire against Surrey in the 1919 County Championship. Luckin played nine first-class matches for Warwickshire in the 1919 season, with his final first-class match for the county coming against Worcestershire. Luckin had more success with the bat for Warwickshire, scoring 195 runs at an average of 27.85, with a single half century score of 59* out against Lancashire. With the ball Luckin took eleven wickets at a bowling average of 30.18, with best figures of 3-19.

Luckin died at High Cross, Hampshire on 28 November 1931.

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