Lionel Tennyson, 3rd Baron Tennyson

Lionel Tennyson
Tennyson pictured in about 1922
Personal information
Full name
Lionel Hallam Tennyson
Born(1889-11-07)7 November 1889
Westminster, London, England
Died6 June 1951(1951-06-06) (aged 61)
Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Relations
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 180)13 December 1913 v South Africa
Last Test16 August 1921 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1913–1935Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 9 477
Runs scored 345 16,828
Batting average 31.36 23.33
100s/50s 0/4 19/66
Top score 74* 217
Balls bowled 6 3,756
Wickets 0 55
Bowling average 54.10
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/50
Catches/stumpings 6/– 172/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 November 2008
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
2 December 1928 – 6 June 1951
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byHallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson
Succeeded byHarold Tennyson, 4th Baron Tennyson

Lionel Hallam Tennyson, 3rd Baron Tennyson (7 November 1889 – 6 June 1951) was known principally as a first-class cricketer who captained Hampshire and England. He was the grandson of the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson.