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English cricketer

Frank Luce
Personal information
Full nameFrank Mowbray Luce
Born(1878-04-26)26 April 1878
Gloucester
Died9 September 1962(1962-09-09) (aged 84)
Reading
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingLeft-arm unknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1901-1911Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 25
Runs scored 754
Batting average 18.39
100s/50s 0/3
Top score 57
Balls bowled 10
Wickets 0
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling -
Catches/stumpings 19/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 June 2014

Frank Mowbray Luce (26 April 1878 – 9 September 1962) was an English cricketer whose first-class cricket career spanned 25 matches for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club between 1901 and 1911. A right-handed batsman and occasional left-arm bowler of an unknown style, Luce scored 754 runs at a batting average of 18.39. He played in only three seasons – 1901, 1907 and 1911 – because of his career in the Indian Civil Service in Bengal.

Luce was born in Gloucester. He was educated at Cheltenham College and played cricket for his school. For his college he opened the bowling frequently, taking three wickets against Haverford College on 29 June 1896. He also scored 71 batting in the lower order against Marlborough College on 3 July, followed by a score of 90 against Clifton College on 8 July. He then took seven wickets across a match against Haileybury College in August, then another seven in a match against Liverpool Cricket Club in 1897.

His first-class career began in 1901 with two matches of the County Championship. His debut on 13 May against Nottinghamshire saw him make scores of zero and 28. He made two against Middlesex at Lord's Cricket Ground on 30 May, and did not play again until 1907.

He returned in June 1907 against Worcestershire and made his maiden half-century, scoring fifty exactly. He played 10 matches in total that year, scoring 295 runs at 19.66. He returned for 13 games in 1911, scoring 429 runs at 18.65 including two more half-centuries. He died in Reading, Berkshire in 1962.

References

Notes
  1. "Player Profile: Frank Luce". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Frank Luce". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  3. "Mics. Matches Played". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. "Cheltenham College v Haverford College Haverford College in England 1896". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  5. "Cheltenham College v Marlborough College Other matches in England 1896". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  6. "Clifton College v Cheltenham College Other matches in England 1896". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  7. "Cheltenham College v Haileybury College Other matches in England 1896". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  8. "Cheltenham College v Liverpool Other matches in England 1897". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  9. "Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire County Championship 1901". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  10. "Middlesex v Gloucestershire County Championship 1901". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  11. ^ "FC Batting Statistics By Season". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  12. "Worcestershire v Gloucestershire County Championship 1907". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
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