Louis Stricker
Louis Anthony Stricker (26 May 1884 – 5 February 1960) was a South African cricketer who played in 13 Tests from 1910 to 1912.
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| Full name | Louis Anthony Stricker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 May 1884 Kimberley, Cape Colony | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 February 1960 (aged 75) Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1906-07 to 1911-12 | Transvaal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A batsman, Stricker scored two centuries in first-class cricket: 103 for Transvaal against the touring English team in 1909-10, and 146 against South Australia when he toured Australia with the South Africans in 1910-11.[1] He was less successful in Test cricket, with a top score of 48 in his 13 matches, scored twice: against Australia in Adelaide in 1910-11, when South Africa beat Australia for the first time, and against Australia at Lord's in the 1912 Triangular Tournament.[2]
References
- "Obituary: L. A. Stricker", The Cricketer, Spring Annual 1960, p. 79.
- "Test Matches played by Louis Stricker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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