Ernest Suckling

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Ernest Suckling
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country = England
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nickname =
living =
dayofbirth = 27
monthofbirth = 3
yearofbirth = 1890
placeofbirth = Balsall Heath, Worcestershire
countryofbirth = England
dayofdeath = 24
monthofdeath = 2
yearofdeath = 1962
placeofdeath = Stanley Park, Blackpool
countryofdeath = England
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heightinch =
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batting = Left handed batsman
bowling = Slow left arm orthodox
role =
club1 = Warwickshire
year1 = 1919
club2 = Worcestershire
year2 = 1923—1924
deliveries = balls
columns = 1
column1 = FC
matches1 = 5
runs1 = 130
bat avg1 = 18.57
100s/50s1 = 0/1
top score1 = 58
deliveries1 = 139
wickets1 = 4
bowl avg1 = 32.25
fivefor1 = 0
tenfor1 = 0
best bowling1 = 4-71
catches/stumpings1 = 1/0
date = 1 August
year = 2008
source = http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/33/33110/33110.html

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. [cite web |url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/33/33110/Other_matches.html |title=Other matches played by Ernest Suckling |accessdate=2008-08-01 |publisher=CricketArchive]

Suckling made his debut for Warwickshire against Yorkshire at Edgbaston in June 1919; he scored 2 and 4 and bowled three wicketless overs. [cite web |url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/9/9569.html |title=Warwickshire v Yorkshire in 1919 |accessdate=2008-08-01 |publisher=CricketArchive] 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. [cite web |url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/9/9654.html |title=Worcestershire v Warwickshire in 1919 |accessdate=2008-08-01 |publisher=CricketArchive]

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. [cite web |url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/10/10806.html |title=Worcestershire v Lancashire in 1923 |accessdate=2008-08-01 |publisher=CricketArchive] In Suckling's next game, against Kent at Dudley, he produced his only half-century, making 58. [cite web |url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/10/10834.html |title=Worcestershire v Kent in 1923 |accessdate=2008-08-01 |publisher=CricketArchive] 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. [cite web |url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/11/11154.html |title=Worcestershire v Gloucestershire in 1924 |accessdate=2008-08-01 |publisher=CricketArchive]

Suckling played in the Lancashire League as the club professional for Enfield Cricket Club in 1925. [cite web |url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/104/104780.html |title=Enfield v Lowerhouse in 1925 |accessdate=2008-08-01 |publisher=CricketArchive]

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References

* [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/33/33110/33110.html Ernest Suckling] from CricketArchive
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