Alfred Lubbock

Alfred Lubbock
Personal information
Born(1845-10-31)31 October 1845
London, England
Died17 July 1916(1916-07-17) (aged 70)
Par, Cornwall, England
BattingRight-handed
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1863–1875Kent
1866–1869MCC
FC debut10 August 1863 Kent v England
Last FC19 July 1875 Kent v Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 28
Runs scored 1,043
Batting average 23.70
100s/50s 2/3
Top score 129
Balls bowled 252
Wickets 4
Bowling average 23.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/62
Catches/stumpings 14/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 December 2014

Alfred Lubbock (31 October 1845 – 17 July 1916) was an English insurance underwriter and banker. He is best known as an amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket for a variety of sides including Kent County Cricket Club and the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1863 and 1875. He was considered to be one of the best batsman of his era, comparable to WG Grace, and also played association football, playing for Old Etonians in the 1875 FA Cup Final.