Arthur Liddicut Explained

Arthur Liddicut
Fullname:Arthur Edward Liddicut
Birth Date:17 October 1891
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Death Place:Melbourne, Australia
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast-medium
Club1:Victoria
Year1:1912-1933
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:62
Runs1:2503
Bat Avg1:31.28
100S/50S1:3/11
Top Score1:152
Deliveries1:9837
Wickets1:133
Bowl Avg1:27.56
Fivefor1:2
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:7/40
Catches/Stumpings1:31/–
Date:25 August 2018
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/6378.html Cricinfo

Arthur Edward Liddicut (17 October 1891  - 8 April 1983) was an Australian cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Victoria between 1912 and 1933.[1]

A lower-middle-order batsman and fast-medium bowler, Liddicut toured New Zealand with an Australian team in 1920-21, playing both of the matches against New Zealand, but did not play Test cricket. His highest first-class score was 152 for Victoria against South Australia in 1920-21, batting at number nine.[2] His best bowling figures were 7 for 40 against Tasmania in 1929-30 when, captaining Victoria, he opened the bowling and bowled throughout the innings, dismissing Tasmania for 77.[3] Against the touring MCC team in 1922-23 he took 4 for 16 from 15 eight-ball overs then scored 102 in 138 minutes.[4]

He played 23 seasons of district cricket for Fitzroy (after also playing two seasons with St Kilda in 1912/13 and 1913/14), and was still in the team in his late 40s;[5] and served as the club's delegate to the Victorian Cricket Association from 1931 to 1970.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arthur Liddicut . 16 November 2015 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: Victoria v South Australia 1920-21 . CricketArchive . 27 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Tasmania v Victoria 1929-30 (I). CricketArchive . 27 August 2018.
  4. Web site: Victoria v MCC 1922-23 . CricketArchive . 27 August 2018.
  5. Web site: VCA 1st XI Career records 1889–90 to 2020–21, I-M. 27 March 2023. Cricket Victoria.
  6. The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, pp. 305–6.