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.

Louis Stricker
Personal information
Full nameLouis Anthony Stricker
Born(1884-05-26)26 May 1884
Kimberley, Cape Colony
Died5 February 1960(1960-02-05) (aged 75)
Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1906-07 to 1911-12Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 13 60
Runs scored 342 2105
Batting average 14.25 22.88
100s/50s 0/0 2/9
Top score 48 146
Balls bowled 174 510
Wickets 1 8
Bowling average 105.00 37.87
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/36 3/13
Catches/stumpings 3/- 29/2
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2020

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

  1. "Obituary: L. A. Stricker", The Cricketer, Spring Annual 1960, p. 79.
  2. "Test Matches played by Louis Stricker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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