Ephraim Lockwood
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Ephraim Lockwood was an English
first-class cricket
er, and captain
of Yorkshire County Cricket Club
in the 1876 and 1877 seasons.
, Yorkshire
, England
and was a right-handed batsman, right-arm slow-medium roundarm bowler and occasional wicket-keeper
.
Lockwood played in 328 matches from 1868 to 1884, 214 of them for his native Yorkshire. He also appeared for Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire (1872–1883), North of England (1869–1883), United North of England Eleven
(1870–1879), Players of the North (1873–1880), All England Eleven (1876), The Players
(1869–1883), England (1874–1878), Gloucestershire and Yorkshire (1877), England XI (1879–1884), R Daft's American XI (1880), Over 30 (1880–1881), T Emmett's XI (1881–1883), Lord Sheffield's XI (1881), A Shaw's XI (1882), Lancashire and Yorkshire (1883) and the Rest of England (1883) all of them in first-class cricket. That he failed to appear in Test cricket
is explained by the fact that Test matches only began in 1877, towards the end of his career. He did go on one tour, to North America
, in 1879.
He scored 12,512 runs in 569 innings at 23.60. He made eight centuries, with his highest score of 208 not out coming against Kent
. Lockwood also made 60 fifties. He took 232 catches, and made three stumpings on his infrequent foray as a wicket-keeper. Lockwood took 207 known wickets at 16.78, with a best analysis of 7 for 35 against the United South of England Eleven
, when he also took ten wickets in the match. He took 5 wickets in an innings on seven occasions.
His brother, Henry Lockwood
, also played sixteen times for Yorkshire. His cousin, John Thewlis, and uncle, John Thewlis senior
, also played for Yorkshire, and he was related to the cricketing Eastwood and Bates families who also lived at Lascelles Hall. He was a loom weaver in his youth but became a professional cricketer, at first in league cricket with Kirkburton C.C. in 1864, and then Meltham Mills and Lockwood C.C. before being engaged by Cheetham Hill, Manchester
in 1868, when he also made his Yorkshire debut.
After he retired from playing in 1884, he ran a sports outfitting shop for ten years in Huddersfield at 18 West Parade.
Lockwood died in December 1921, at the age of 76, in his home town.
English people
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first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er, and captain
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
of Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
in the 1876 and 1877 seasons.
Life and career
Lockwood was born at Lascelles Hall, HuddersfieldHuddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, England
England
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and was a right-handed batsman, right-arm slow-medium roundarm bowler and occasional wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
.
Lockwood played in 328 matches from 1868 to 1884, 214 of them for his native Yorkshire. He also appeared for Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire (1872–1883), North of England (1869–1883), United North of England Eleven
United North of England Eleven
The United North of England Eleven was an itinerant cricket team founded in 1869 by George Freeman and Roger Iddison with the backing of Lord Londesborough who became the team's president. As its name suggests, its purpose was to bring together the best players of England's northern counties and...
(1870–1879), Players of the North (1873–1880), All England Eleven (1876), The Players
Gentlemen v Players
The Gentlemen v Players game was a first-class cricket match that was generally played on an annual basis between one team consisting of amateurs and one of professionals . The first two games took place in 1806 but the fixture was not revived until 1819. It was more or less annual thereafter...
(1869–1883), England (1874–1878), Gloucestershire and Yorkshire (1877), England XI (1879–1884), R Daft's American XI (1880), Over 30 (1880–1881), T Emmett's XI (1881–1883), Lord Sheffield's XI (1881), A Shaw's XI (1882), Lancashire and Yorkshire (1883) and the Rest of England (1883) all of them in first-class cricket. That he failed to appear in Test cricket
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
is explained by the fact that Test matches only began in 1877, towards the end of his career. He did go on one tour, to North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, in 1879.
He scored 12,512 runs in 569 innings at 23.60. He made eight centuries, with his highest score of 208 not out coming against Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
. Lockwood also made 60 fifties. He took 232 catches, and made three stumpings on his infrequent foray as a wicket-keeper. Lockwood took 207 known wickets at 16.78, with a best analysis of 7 for 35 against the United South of England Eleven
United South of England Eleven
The United South of England Eleven was an itinerant cricket team founded in November 1864 by Edgar Willsher, as secretary, and John Lillywhite, as treasurer....
, when he also took ten wickets in the match. He took 5 wickets in an innings on seven occasions.
His brother, Henry Lockwood
Henry Lockwood
Henry Lockwood was an English first-class cricketer, who played sixteen matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1877 and 1882....
, also played sixteen times for Yorkshire. His cousin, John Thewlis, and uncle, John Thewlis senior
John Thewlis Senior
John Thewlis senior was an English first-class cricketer, who played in forty four matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, and fifty six first-class matches in all between 1862 and 1875...
, also played for Yorkshire, and he was related to the cricketing Eastwood and Bates families who also lived at Lascelles Hall. He was a loom weaver in his youth but became a professional cricketer, at first in league cricket with Kirkburton C.C. in 1864, and then Meltham Mills and Lockwood C.C. before being engaged by Cheetham Hill, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
in 1868, when he also made his Yorkshire debut.
After he retired from playing in 1884, he ran a sports outfitting shop for ten years in Huddersfield at 18 West Parade.
Lockwood died in December 1921, at the age of 76, in his home town.
Further reading
- Neville CardusNeville CardusSir John Frederick Neville Cardus CBE was an English writer and critic, best known for his writing on music and cricket. For many years, he wrote for The Manchester Guardian. He was untrained in music, and his style of criticism was subjective, romantic and personal, in contrast with his critical...
, Second Innings, Collins, 1950 - J M Kilburn, A Century of Yorkshire County Cricket, Yorkshire PostYorkshire PostThe Yorkshire Post is a daily broadsheet newspaper, published in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England by Yorkshire Post Newspapers, a company owned by Johnston Press...
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