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Lonsdale Skinner

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Lonsdale Skinner
Personal information
Full name
Lonsdale Ernest Skinner
Born (1950-09-07) 7 September 1950 (age 74)
Plaisance, British Guiana
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1971 to 1977Surrey
1973-74 to 1976-77Guyana
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 79 89
Runs scored 2503 1209
Batting average 22.75 18.89
100s/50s 0/12 0/4
Top score 93 89
Catches/stumpings 119/16 67/14
Source: Cricket Archive, 8 April 2018

Lonsdale Ernest Skinner (born 7 September 1950) is a former cricketer from Guyana who played first-class cricket for Surrey and Guyana as a wicketkeeper from 1971 to 1977. He was capped by Surrey in 1975. He was born in Demerara.[1]

Skinner was Surrey's main wicket-keeper from 1975 to 1977. He had his most successful season in 1976, when in 21 first-class matches he scored 742 runs at an average of 25.58, hit his highest score of 93, and made 56 dismissals (50 catches and 6 stumpings).[2] In a 2020 interview, Skinner spoke about the racism he encountered during his playing career, including an incident when he was abused by former England player Fred Titmus and defended by a 16-year-old Jonathan Agnew.[3]

He is the chairman of the African Caribbean Cricket Association, based in London, which aims to encourage UK residents of African and Caribbean heritage to play and excel at cricket.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Lonsdale Skinner at CricketArchive
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Lonsdale Skinner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. ^ Ronay, Barney (26 July 2020). "Lonsdale Skinner:'Most of the racism came from the committee room'". theguardian.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Home". African Caribbean Cricket Association. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
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