Tony Lock

Tony Lock

English cricketer (1929–1995)

Died aged 65CancerAustralia

Biography

Graham Anthony Richard Lock (5 July 1929 – 30 March 1995) was an English cricketer, who played primarily as a left-arm spinner. He played in 49 Test matches for England taking 174 wickets.

Lock took 2,844 first-class wickets, placing him ninth on the all-time list, and is the only player to score more than 10,000 runs without once making a century; despite passing fifty on 27 occasions, his highest score was 89, made in a Test in Guyana. His tally of 831 catches in first-class cricket, mostly taken at short leg, lies behind only W.G. Grace and Frank Woolley.

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Career highlights

Teams

  • England cricket team
  • Surrey County Cricket Club
  • Western Australia cricket team
  • Leicestershire County Cricket Club

Awards & honours (1)

  • Wisden Cricketer of the Year

Quick answers about Tony Lock

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Tony Lock died on March 30, 1995 at the age of 65.
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Tony Lock was born on July 5, 1929.
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Tony Lock was born in Limpsfield.
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Tony Lock's zodiac sign is Cancer.
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Tony Lock is a citizen of Australia.
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