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]
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| Full name | Arthur Edward Liddicut | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 October 1891 Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 April 1983 (aged 91) Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1912-1933 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 August 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
See also
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edit- ^ "Arthur Liddicut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Victoria v South Australia 1920-21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Tasmania v Victoria 1929-30 (I)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Victoria v MCC 1922-23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "VCA 1st XI Career records 1889–90 to 2020–21, I-M" (PDF). Cricket Victoria. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, pp. 305–6.