| Escott Loney | |
| Fullname: | Escott Frith Loney |
| Birth Date: | 21 July 1903 |
| Birth Place: | Bristol, England |
| Death Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Club1: | Derbyshire |
| Type1: | FC |
| Debutdate1: | 11 July |
| Debutyear1: | 1925 |
| Debutfor1: | Derbyshire |
| Debutagainst1: | Leicestershire |
| Lastdate1: | 23 July |
| Lastyear1: | 1927 |
| Lastfor1: | Derbyshire |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 25 |
| Runs1: | 511 |
| Bat Avg1: | 17.03 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 39 |
| Deliveries1: | 2,022 |
| Wickets1: | 20 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 32.50 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/27 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 18/– |
| Date: | 14 October |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31050/31050.html CricketArchive |
Escott Frith Loney (21 July 1903 – 19 June 1982) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1927.
Born in Bristol, Loney made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1925 season in July against Leicestershire with modest scores, a few overs bowling and catching the opening batsman. He played six matches for the club in 1925 with a season's best bowling of 4 for 35 against Glamorgan . In the 1926 season he played six matches with his top score of 39 not out against Warwickshire and his best bowling of 4 for 27 against Somerset. He played more matches in the 1927 season although he bowled less without taking a wicket. Loney was a left-hand batsman who played 37 innings in 25 first-class matches with an average of 17.03 and a top score of 39 not out. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and took 20 wickets for an average of 32.50 and a best performance of 4 for 27.[1]
By 1933 Loney had moved to Toronto in Canada, and subsequently performed in various miscellaneous matches for Canadian sides. He played a match for Toronto Cricket Club against Sir Julian Cahn's XI in 1933. In 1936 he toured England with R C Matthews' XI and he played three matches for different Canadian sides in 1937. In 1951 at the age of 48 he opened the batting in a match for Toronto against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) scoring 58.
Loney died at Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the age of 78. He is buried in York Cemetery.