Arthur Luck (19 January 1916 – 24 February 1987) was an English cricketer. Luck was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Little Billing, Northamptonshire.
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| Full name | Arthur Luck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 January 1916 Little Billing, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 February 1987 (aged 71) Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1937–1938 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luck made two first-class appearances for Northamptonshire, both against Warwickshire in the 1937 County Championship and 1938 County Championship.[1] In his first match against Warwickshire, he scored 18 runs in Northamptonshire's first-innings, before becoming one of seven wickets for Eric Hollies. In their second-innings, he was dismissed for the same score by George Paine. In Warwickshire's first-innings, he took the wicket of Aubrey Hill.[2] In his second match against the county, Luck scored 15 runs in Northamptonshire's first-innings, before being dismissed by Eric Hollies, while in their second-innings the same bowler dismissed him for a single run. In Warwickshire's first-innings, Luck took the wicket of Reg Santall.[3] Warwickshire won both matches.
He died at the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester on 24 February 1987.
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Luck". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ "Northamptonshire v Warwickshire, 1937 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ "Warwickshire v Northamptonshire, 1938 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
External links
edit- Arthur Luck at ESPNcricinfo
- Arthur Luck at CricketArchive