Ernest Suckling
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| Born |
27 March 1890 Balsall Heath, Worcestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
24 February 1962 (aged 71) Stanley Park, Blackpool, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left handed batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Slow left arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1919 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923—1924 | Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ernest Suckling (27 March 1890 – 24 February 1962) was an English cricketer who played five first-class matches for Warwickshire and Worcestershire in the years after the First World War, having played Second XI cricket for Warwickshire as long ago as 1910.[1]
Suckling made his debut for Warwickshire against Yorkshire at Edgbaston in June 1919; he scored 2 and 4 and bowled three wicketless overs.[2] He also appeared for his county in a non-Championship game against Worcestershire in August, when he made 39 from number ten in the order in a drawn match.[3]
He did not appear at first-class level again until 1923, when he made the first of his three appearances for Worcestershire: two that season and one in 1924. On his Worcestershire debut, against Lancashire, he took 4-71, the only first-class wickets of his career, including those of Test players Jack Sharp and Cecil Parkin.[4] In Suckling's next game, against Kent at Dudley, he produced his only half-century, making 58.[5] He ended his first-class career on a low note versus Gloucestershire: after 0* in the first innings, he was dismissed for 0 by Percy Mills.[6]
Suckling played in the Lancashire League as the club professional for Enfield Cricket Club in 1925.[7]
Notes
- ↑ "Other matches played by Ernest Suckling". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ↑ "Warwickshire v Yorkshire in 1919". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ↑ "Worcestershire v Warwickshire in 1919". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ↑ "Worcestershire v Lancashire in 1923". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ↑ "Worcestershire v Kent in 1923". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ↑ "Worcestershire v Gloucestershire in 1924". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ↑ "Enfield v Lowerhouse in 1925". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2008-08-01.