Thomas "Tom" Lockyer was a famous English

English cricket team

The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...

 cricketer during the game's roundarm era

Roundarm bowling

In cricket, roundarm bowling is a style that was introduced in the first quarter of the 19th century and had largely superseded underarm bowling by the 1830s. Using a roundarm action, the bowler has his arm extended at about 90 degrees from his body at the point where he releases the ball...

. He was one of the outstanding wicket-keepers of the 19th century.

Lockyer was a right-handed batsman. As well as keeping wicket, he also bowled right-arm fast-medium, roundarm, particularly in his final years with Surrey.

His first-class career spanned the 1849

1849 English cricket season

-Events:23, 24 & 25 July: Yorkshire v Lancashire at the Hyde Park Ground in Sheffield.It was the first match to involve both Yorkshire and Lancashire county teams and therefore, the first Roses match...

 to 1866 seasons

1866 English cricket season

-External sources:* -Annual reviews:* John Lillywhite's Cricketer's Companion , Lillywhite, 1867* Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 9 , Lillywhite, 1867...

. He took 301 catches in 223 matches and made 123 stumpings. He took 119 wickets @ 19.73 with a best analysis of 6/33. He had 10 5wI and 1 10wM. He scored 4917 runs @ 15.86 with a highest score of 108*, which was his only century.

At the end of the 1859 English cricket season

1859 English cricket season

The 1859 English cricket season saw one of the sport's most remarkable all-round performances by V E Walker.-First-class matches:* -Events:* 1 March. Formation of the present Kent CCC.* 21, 22 & 23 July...

, Lockyer was one of the 12 players who took part in cricket's first-ever overseas tour when an England cricket team led by George Parr

George Parr (cricketer)

George Parr was an English cricketer, whose first-class career lasted from 1844 to 1870....

 visited North America.

External sources

• CricketArchive

Further reading

• H S Altham
  Harry Altham
  Harry Surtees Altham, CBE, DSO, MC was an English cricketer who became an important figure in the game as an administrator, historian and coach. His Wisden obituary described him as "among the best known personalities in the world of cricket"...
  
  , A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914), George Allen & Unwin, 1926
• Derek Birley
  Derek Birley
  Sir Derek Birley was an English educator and writer who had a strong interest in sport, especially cricket.He was educated at grammar school in Hemsworth, West Yorkshire, and at Queens' College, Cambridge University....
  
  , A Social History of English Cricket, Aurum, 1999
• Rowland Bowen
  Rowland Bowen
  Major Rowland Francis Bowen was a cricket researcher, historian and writer....
  
  , Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970
• Arthur Haygarth
  Arthur Haygarth
  Arthur Haygarth was a noted amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians....
  
  , Scores & Biographies, Volumes 3-9 (1841-1866), Lillywhite, 1862–1867
• John Major
  John Major
  Sir John Major, is a British Conservative politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990–1997...
  
  , More Than A Game, HarperCollins, 2007 – includes the famous 1859 touring team photo taken on board ship at Liverpool