Alfred Lyttelton

Alfred Lyttelton
Portrait of Lyttelton by
Henry Walter Barnett, 1903
Secretary of State for the Colonies
In office
11 October 1903 – 4 December 1905
MonarchEdward VII
Prime MinisterArthur Balfour
Preceded byJoseph Chamberlain
Succeeded byThe Earl of Elgin
Member of Parliament
for Westminster St George's
In office
15 June 1906 – 5 July 1913
Preceded byHeneage Legge
Succeeded byAlexander Henderson
Member of Parliament
for Warwick and Leamington
In office
7 August 1895 – 8 February 1906
Preceded byArthur Peel
Succeeded byThomas Berridge
Personal details
Born(1857-02-07)7 February 1857
Westminster, London, U.K.
Died5 July 1913(1913-07-05) (aged 56)
London, U.K.
NationalityBritish
Political partyUnionist (1912–1913)
Other political
affiliations
Liberal Unionist (1895–1912)
Spouses
(m. 1885; died 1886)
(m. 1892)
Children4
Parent(s)George Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton
Mary Glynne
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Caricature of Lyttelton keeping wicket in I Zingari colours, by Carlo Pellegrini, 1884
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 25)6 September 1880 v Australia
Last Test13 August 1884 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 4 101
Runs scored 94 4,429
Batting average 15.66 27.85
100s/50s 0/0 7/20
Top score 31 181
Balls bowled 48 316
Wickets 4 4
Bowling average 4.75 43.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/19 4/19
Catches/stumpings 2/0 134/70
Source: CricInfo, 6 November 2022

Alfred Lyttelton KC (7 February 1857 – 5 July 1913) was a British politician and sportsman from the Lyttelton family who excelled at both football and cricket. During his time at university he participated in Varsity Matches in five sports: cricket (1876–79), football (1876–78), athletics (1876; selected to throw the hammer), rackets (1877–79) and real tennis (1877–79), displaying an ability that made him arguably the pre-eminent sportsman of his generation; his only rival in terms of versatility was Oxford's Cuthbert Ottaway. He was, among numerous other achievements, the first man to represent England at both football and cricket. Lyttelton was also a successful politician and served as Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1903 and 1905.