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{{short description|English cricketer}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Robert Lucas
| name = Robert Lucas
| image = Robert Slade Lucas.jpg
| image = Robert Slade Lucas.jpg
| country = England
| country = England
| fullname = Robert Slade Lucas
| fullname = Robert Slade Lucas
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1867|17|17|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1867|7|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Teddington]], [[Middlesex]], [[England]]
| birth_place = [[Teddington]], [[Middlesex]], England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1942|1|5|1867|17|17|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1942|1|5|1867|7|17|df=yes}}
| death_place = Franklands Village, [[Haywards Heath]], [[Sussex]], England
| death_place = Franklands Village, [[Haywards Heath]], Sussex, England
| heightft =
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| batting = Right-handed
| batting = Right-hand
| bowling = Right-arm [[Medium pace bowling|medium]]
| bowling = Right-arm [[Medium pace bowling|medium pace]]
| role =
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| family =
| club1 = [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]]
| club1 = [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]]
| year1 = 1891-1900
| year1 = {{nowrap|1891–1900}}
| club2 = [[Marylebone Cricket Club|Marylebone]]
| club2 = [[Marylebone Cricket Club|Marylebone]]
| year2 = 1894-1895
| year2 = 1894–1895
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| columns = 1
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 93
| matches1 = 93
| runs1 = 2685
| runs1 = 2,685
| bat avg1 = 18.64
| bat avg1 = 18.64
| 100s/50s1 = 1/9
| 100s/50s1 = 1/9
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| tenfor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/44
| best bowling1 = 2/44
| catches/stumpings1 = 43/0
| catches/stumpings1 = 43/–
| family =
| date = 9 August
| date = 9 August
| year = 2012
| year = 2012
| source = http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31097/31097.html Cricket archive
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31097/31097.html CricketArchive
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'''Robert Slade Lucas''' (17 July 1867, [[Teddington]], [[Middlesex]] – 5 January 1942, Franklands Village, [[Haywards Heath]], [[Sussex]]) was an English cricketer who played for [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]]. He was a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium paced bowler. He captained a [[RS Lucas' XI cricket team in West Indies in 1894-95|team]] to the [[West Indies]] in [[1894-95 West Indian cricket season|1894-95]].
'''Robert Slade Lucas''' (17 July 1867 – 5 January 1942) was an English cricketer who played for [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]]. He was a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium paced bowler. He captained a [[RS Lucas' XI cricket team in West Indies in 1894-95|team]] to the [[West Indies]] in [[1894-95 West Indian cricket season|1894–95]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 May 2018 |title=First Test of every side: Part 2 of 3 — West Indies, New Zealand, India |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/first-test-of-every-side-part-2-of-3-west-indies-new-zealand-india-709794 |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Cricket Country |language=en-US}}</ref>


Scores and Biographies Volume XV (1925) records that 'LUCAS, Robert Slade, whose first match at [[Lord's Cricket Ground|Lord's]] was on 5 May 1887, for Eighteen Colts of Middlesex v M.C.C., was a batsman above the average, who could hit freely and well, a medium-paced bowler, and a fieldsman who took took no place in particular. His name will be found in the Middlesex Eleven from 1891 to 1900, his highest score for the county being 185 v [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] at [[Hove Cricket Ground|Hove]] in 1895, when he and [[Sir Tim O'Brien, 3rd Baronet|Mr. T.C. O'Brien]] (202) put on 338 runs together for the fifth wicket. In the same year he appeared in the [[Gentlemen v Players]] match at the Oval. In minor cricket he played chiefly with the [[Richmond Cricket Club|Richmond]] and Teddington clubs, and for some time was honorary secretary of the latter. In 1891 he was elected captain of the Old Merchant Taylors, who played their first match in 1892. Was born at Ash Lodge, Teddington, Middlesex, on 17 July 1867. Height 5&nbsp;ft. 11 in., and weight 12 st. 2&nbsp;lb. Slade was educated at [[Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood|Merchant Taylors' School]], where he was captain of the Eleven in 1885. In the course of an innings of 141 not out for Old Taylorians v Merchant Taylors School at Charterhouse Square on 3 July 1891, he hit the ball out of the ground seven times, twice in succession through the same window of a private house. At [[Bushy Park]] on 16 May 1896, he scored 280 not out for Teddington v Kensington Park. In 1894-5 he took a team on tour in the West indies, after having visited America in the autumn of 1894 as a member of [[Lord Hawke]]'s Team. For many years he was captain of the Teddington Hockey Club. Is not related to any other well-known cricketer of the same name'
Scores and Biographies Volume XV (1925) records that 'Lucas, Robert Slade, whose first match at [[Lord's]] was on 5 May 1887, for Eighteen Colts of Middlesex v M.C.C., was a batsman above the average, who could hit freely and well, a medium-paced bowler, and a fieldsman who took no place in particular. His name will be found in the Middlesex Eleven from 1891 to 1900, his highest score for the county being 185 v [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] at [[Hove Cricket Ground|Hove]] in 1895, when he and [[Sir Tim O'Brien, 3rd Baronet|Mr. T.C. O'Brien]] (202) put on 338 runs together for the fifth wicket. In the same year he appeared in the [[Gentlemen v Players]] match at the Oval. In minor cricket he played chiefly with the [[Richmond Cricket Club (1862)|Richmond]] and Teddington clubs, and for some time was honorary secretary of the latter. In 1891 he was elected captain of the Old Merchant Taylors, who played their first match in 1892. Was born at Ash Lodge, Teddington, Middlesex, on 17 July 1867. Height 5&nbsp;ft. 11 in., and weight 12 st. 2&nbsp;lb. Slade was educated at [[Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood|Merchant Taylors' School]], where he was captain of the Eleven in 1885. In the course of an innings of 141 not out for Old Taylorians v Merchant Taylors School at Charterhouse Square on 3 July 1891, he hit the ball out of the ground seven times, twice in succession through the same window of a private house. At [[Bushy Park]] on 16 May 1896, he scored 280 not out for Teddington v Kensington Park. In 1894-5 he took a team on tour in the West indies, after having visited [[Lord Hawke's XI cricket team in North America in 1894|North America]] in the autumn of 1894 as a member of [[Lord Hawke]]'s Team. For many years he was captain of the Teddington Hockey Club. Is not related to any other well-known cricketer of the same name'

==References==
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==External links==
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| DATE OF DEATH = 5 January 1942
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Latest revision as of 13:00, 7 January 2024

Robert Lucas
Personal information
Full name
Robert Slade Lucas
Born(1867-07-17)17 July 1867
Teddington, Middlesex, England
Died5 January 1942(1942-01-05) (aged 74)
Franklands Village, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1891–1900Middlesex
1894–1895Marylebone
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 93
Runs scored 2,685
Batting average 18.64
100s/50s 1/9
Top score 185
Balls bowled 378
Wickets 6
Bowling average 61.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/44
Catches/stumpings 43/–
Source: CricketArchive, 9 August 2012

Robert Slade Lucas (17 July 1867 – 5 January 1942) was an English cricketer who played for Middlesex. He was a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium paced bowler. He captained a team to the West Indies in 1894–95.[1]

Scores and Biographies Volume XV (1925) records that 'Lucas, Robert Slade, whose first match at Lord's was on 5 May 1887, for Eighteen Colts of Middlesex v M.C.C., was a batsman above the average, who could hit freely and well, a medium-paced bowler, and a fieldsman who took no place in particular. His name will be found in the Middlesex Eleven from 1891 to 1900, his highest score for the county being 185 v Sussex at Hove in 1895, when he and Mr. T.C. O'Brien (202) put on 338 runs together for the fifth wicket. In the same year he appeared in the Gentlemen v Players match at the Oval. In minor cricket he played chiefly with the Richmond and Teddington clubs, and for some time was honorary secretary of the latter. In 1891 he was elected captain of the Old Merchant Taylors, who played their first match in 1892. Was born at Ash Lodge, Teddington, Middlesex, on 17 July 1867. Height 5 ft. 11 in., and weight 12 st. 2 lb. Slade was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, where he was captain of the Eleven in 1885. In the course of an innings of 141 not out for Old Taylorians v Merchant Taylors School at Charterhouse Square on 3 July 1891, he hit the ball out of the ground seven times, twice in succession through the same window of a private house. At Bushy Park on 16 May 1896, he scored 280 not out for Teddington v Kensington Park. In 1894-5 he took a team on tour in the West indies, after having visited North America in the autumn of 1894 as a member of Lord Hawke's Team. For many years he was captain of the Teddington Hockey Club. Is not related to any other well-known cricketer of the same name'

References

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  1. ^ "First Test of every side: Part 2 of 3 — West Indies, New Zealand, India". Cricket Country. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
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