Henry Lockwood
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Henry Lockwood was an English
first-class cricket
er, who played sixteen matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
between 1877 and 1882.
Born in Lascelles Hall, Huddersfield
, Yorkshire
, England
, Lockwood was the nephew of John Thewlis senior
, who also played for Yorkshire from 1862 to 1875, and the brother of Ephraim Lockwood
, who played from 1868 to 1884, and was related to the cricketing Eastwood and Bates families who also lived at Lascelles Hall. By no means as talented as Ephriam, he was a good league professional, being engaged in 1879 at Hollen Hall, Oldham
and at Rochdale C.C. from 1884 to 1886. In 1892, he played for Burnley St Andrews C.C, in 1894 and 1895 with Cockermouth C.C. and, in 1897, with the Little Lever Club, Bolton
. Like his father and other relations he was a weaver by trade.
A right-handed batsman, he scored 408 runs at an average of 16.32 for Yorkshire, with by far his best score of 90 not out coming against Gloucestershire
. He also scored 54 against Kent
. He bowled forty eight balls of right arm round arm fast medium, conceding 37 runs, without success.
He died in February 1930 in Lepton, Huddersfield.
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, who played sixteen matches for 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....
between 1877 and 1882.
Born in Lascelles Hall, Huddersfield
Huddersfield
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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, Lockwood was the nephew of 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...
, who also played for Yorkshire from 1862 to 1875, and the brother of Ephraim Lockwood
Ephraim Lockwood
Ephraim Lockwood was an English first-class cricketer, and captain of Yorkshire County Cricket Club in the 1876 and 1877 seasons.-Life and career:...
, who played from 1868 to 1884, and was related to the cricketing Eastwood and Bates families who also lived at Lascelles Hall. By no means as talented as Ephriam, he was a good league professional, being engaged in 1879 at Hollen Hall, Oldham
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...
and at Rochdale C.C. from 1884 to 1886. In 1892, he played for Burnley St Andrews C.C, in 1894 and 1895 with Cockermouth C.C. and, in 1897, with the Little Lever Club, Bolton
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
. Like his father and other relations he was a weaver by trade.
A right-handed batsman, he scored 408 runs at an average of 16.32 for Yorkshire, with by far his best score of 90 not out coming against Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
. He also scored 54 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...
. He bowled forty eight balls of right arm round arm fast medium, conceding 37 runs, without success.
He died in February 1930 in Lepton, Huddersfield.