Charles Lucas (cricketer, born 1843)

Charles Frank Lucas (25 November 1843 – 27 September 1919) was an English first-class cricketer. Lucas was a right-handed batsman.

Lucas made his first-class debut for Hampshire 1864 against Sussex, which was the county club's inaugural first-class match.

In 1865 during a county match against Surrey, Lucas scored his maiden first-class half century with a score of 58 in Hampshire's second innings. The following season Lucas made his debut for the Gentlemen of the South against I Zingari. The Gentlemen side that Lucas was part of featured W.G. Grace. The same season while playing for Hampshire, Lucas scored his maiden and only first-class century with a score of 135 in Hampshire's first innings. Lucas played his second match for the Gentlemen of the South, this time against the Players of the South in the 1866 season.

The following season Lucas played his final match for the Gentlemen of the South against the Players of the South.

From 1866 to 1880 Lucas played infrequently for Hampshire, with a seven-year gap between an appearance for the county against Lancashire in 1870 and his next first-class appearance for the club in 1877 against Kent.

Lucas' final first-class match for Hampshire came in 1880 against Sussex. In his fourteen first-class matches for Hampshire, Lucas scored 502 runs at a batting average of 20.08, with one half century and one century which yielded him his highest first-class score of 135.

Lucas died at Carshalton, Surrey on 27 September 1919.

Family[]

Lucas' cousin Bunny Lucas represented Cambridge University, Essex, Middlesex and Surrey. In addition Bunny represented England in five Test matches.

External links[]

• Charles Lucas at Cricinfo
• Charles Lucas at CricketArchive
• Matches and detailed statistics for Charles Lucas