Tom Lockyer

Thomas "Tom" Lockyer (born 1 November 1826 in Croydon, Surrey; died 22 December 1869 in Croydon) was a famous English cricketer during the game's roundarm era. He was one of the outstanding wicket-keepers of the 19th century.

Lockyer was a right-handed batsman. As well as keeping wicket, he also bowled right-arm fast-medium, roundarm, particularly in his final years with Surrey.

His first-class career spanned the 1849 to 1866 seasons. He took 301 catches in 223 matches and made 123 stumpings. He took 119 wickets @ 19.73 with a best analysis of 6/33. He had 10 5wI and 1 10wM. He scored 4917 runs @ 15.86 with a highest score of 108*, which was his only century.

At the end of the 1859 English cricket season, Lockyer was one of the 12 players who took part in cricket's first-ever overseas tour when an England cricket team led by George Parr visited North America.

External sources

* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/31/31046/31046.html CricketArchive]

Further reading

* H S Altham, "A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914)", George Allen & Unwin, 1926
* Derek Birley, "A Social History of English Cricket", Aurum, 1999
* Rowland Bowen, "Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development", Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970
* Arthur Haygarth, "Scores & Biographies, Volumes 3-9 (1841-1866)", Lillywhite, 1862-1867
* John Major, "More Than A Game", HarperCollins, 2007 – includes the famous 1859 touring team photo taken on board ship at Liverpool