| Lonsdale Skinner | |
| Fullname: | Lonsdale Ernest Skinner |
| Birth Date: | 7 September 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Plaisance, British Guiana |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Surrey |
| Year1: | 1971 to 1977 |
| Club2: | Guyana |
| Year2: | 1973-74 to 1976-77 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 79 |
| Runs1: | 2503 |
| Bat Avg1: | 22.75 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/12 |
| Top Score1: | 93 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 119/16 |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 89 |
| Runs2: | 1209 |
| Bat Avg2: | 18.89 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/4 |
| Top Score2: | 89 |
| Deliveries2: | – |
| Wickets2: | – |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 67/14 |
| Date: | 8 April 2018 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/24/24161/24161.html Cricket Archive |
Lonsdale Ernest Skinner (born 7 September 1950) is a former cricketer from Guyana who played first-class cricket for Surrey and Guyana as a wicketkeeper from 1971 to 1977. He was capped by Surrey in 1975. He was born in Demerara.[1]
Skinner was Surrey's main wicket-keeper from 1975 to 1977. He had his most successful season in 1976, when in 21 first-class matches he scored 742 runs at an average of 25.58, hit his highest score of 93, and made 56 dismissals (50 catches and 6 stumpings).[2] In a 2020 interview, Skinner spoke about the racism he encountered during his playing career, including an incident when he was abused by former England player Fred Titmus and defended by a 16-year-old Jonathan Agnew.[3]
He is the chairman of the African Caribbean Cricket Association, based in London, which aims to encourage UK residents of African and Caribbean heritage to play and excel at cricket.[4]