Arthur Luard

Arthur Luard

Arthur Luard
Personal information
Full name	Arthur John Hamilton Luard
Born	(1861-09-03)3 September 1861 Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, British Raj
Died	22 May 1944(1944-05-22) (aged 82) Guildford, Surrey, England
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1907	Gloucestershire
1897	Hampshire
1893	Marylebone Cricket Club
1893–1896	Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 75 Runs scored 1,218 Batting average 13.53 100s/50s –/4 Top score 75* Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 25/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 February 2010

Colonel Arthur John Hamilton Luard, DSO (3 September 1861 – 22 May 1944) was an English first-class cricketer. Luard was a right-handed batsman and an officer in the British Army.

Early life and military career[]

Luard was born at Waltair, India, the son of Colonel George Francis Luard and Jane Hamilton, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Johnstone Hamilton. He joined the Army as a lieutenant in May 1882, took part in the Burmese Expedition and was on 1 May 1889 promoted to captain, 2nd Battalion Norfolk Regiment. Luard held a staff appointment as until January 1900,^[1] when he went to South Africa to serve in the Second Boer War from 1900 to 1902. He was promoted to major on 8 September 1900, mentioned in Despatches in 1901, awarded two medals and created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1901.

He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in September 1908, and colonel in April 1912, before resigning in September 1912.^[2]

Cricket career[]

Luard made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Kent. From 1892 to 1896, Luard played 42 first-class matches for the county, with his final first-class match in his first spell at the county coming against Middlesex.

Luard toured Scotland with the county in 1893, playing two non first-class matches against Scotland and a Scotland XI. In 1894 Luard toured Ireland with the county, playing a single non first-class match against Dublin University. During Luard's spell with the county he also played two first-class matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1893, against Yorkshire and Kent.

In 1897 Luard made his debut for Hampshire against Lancashire. Luard played five first-class matches for Hampshire in 1897, with his final first-class match coming against Essex.

Ten years after his last first-class appearance, Luard returned to Gloucestershire in 1907 for his second spell with the county, playing three matches in the 1907 County Championship, with his final first-class match for the county coming against Surrey. In his 45 matches for Gloucestershire, Luard scored 1,140 runs at a batting average of 14.43, with four half centuries and a career high score of 75* in 1892 against Surrey.

Luard died at Guildford, Surrey on 22 May 1944.

References[]

External links[]

• Arthur Luard at Cricinfo
• Arthur Luard at CricketArchive
• Matches and detailed statistics for Arthur Luard