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George Lohmann
George Alfred Lohmann (2 June 1865 – 1 December 1901) was an English cricketer, regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time. Statistically, he holds the lowest lifetime Test bowling average among bowlers with more than fifteen wickets and he has the second highest peak rating for a bowler in the ICC ratings. He also holds the record for the lowest strike rate (balls bowled between each wicket taken) in all Test history.
Lohmann bowled at around medium pace and was capable of generating spin on English pitches of the era, making him particularly effective in rain-affected conditions. Against high-quality batsmen, he demonstrated considerable skill and variation in pace, flight, and movement. He was regarded as an accomplished slip fielder and contributed as a lower-order batsman in county cricket, scoring two centuries for Surrey and averaging 25 in the 1887 season.
In 2016, Lohmann was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
Lohmann played in a few colts matches at the beginning of 1884, and impressed sufficiently to play ten first-class cricket matches for Surrey that season. He did little bowling but nonetheless established himself as a regular member of the side for his promising batting.
The following season was nothing short of a sensation. Lohmann not only became Surrey's leading bowler, but was the leading first-class wicket-taker with 142 wickets. He also showed his promise as a batsman was no fluke, for he scored 571 runs. In 1886, Lohmann did equally well and played his first Test matches for England against Australia. He took only one wicket at Old Trafford, and none at Lord's, but his continued superb form in other first-class matches saw him retained for the last match at The Oval. Here, Lohmann established himself as a great bowler with a superb twelve for 104 (7 for 36 and 5 for 68), giving England what is still one of its most decisive wins in an Ashes series. Again being the leading first-class wicket-taker, Lohmann was chosen to tour Australia with Alfred Shaw's team.
On his first tour, Lohmann moved even further ahead of the pack as a bowler. In the Second Test at the SCG, Lohmann became the first bowler to take eight wickets in a Test innings, and, in the abnormally dry English season of 1887, showed himself far ahead of any other bowler. Despite being severely punished during the middle of the season when handicapped by a finger injury, Lohmann took 154 wickets whereas the next highest was 114, becoming deadly when the weather broke up in August. He also made his highest score as a batsman, scoring 115 against Sussex at Hove, whilst his aggregate of runs for the season totalled 843. Lohmann again toured Australia in the winter of 1887/1888, and with Johnny Briggs formed an irresistible combination on a sticky wicket in the only Test match.
In 1888, a summer as wet as 1887 had been dry, Lohmann took full advantage of the dreadful pitches on which most matches were played, taking 209 wickets for only 10.90 each, including 142 in 14 county matches. In the three Tests against Australia, Briggs, Bobby Peel and Billy Barnes did so well that Lohmann had to do little bowling at the Oval and Old Trafford. However, he took eight wickets at Lord's and made his only Test fifty at the Oval. In 1889, Lohmann again took over 200 wickets (115 for 1485 runs in purely county matches) and took nine wickets in an innings for the first time against Sussex.
In 1890, the County Championship was officially constituted for the first time after years of unofficial "champion" counties. Lohmann continued to carry all before him in 1890, taking a career-best 220 wickets and being the leading wicket-taker outside of touring teams for the sixth successive season. For Surrey in county cricket he totalled 113 wickets, and he again helped England to victory over Australia in the only Tests where cricket took place. In 1891, Lohmann was the leading English wicket-taker for the seventh successive year with 177 wickets as Surrey carried all before them in a wet summer, and on the following winter's Australian tour, he again bowled wonderfully well, taking eight for 58 on a dry wicket in Sydney.
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George Alfred Lohmann (2 June 1865 – 1 December 1901) was an English cricketer, regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time. Statistically, he holds the lowest lifetime Test bowling average among bowlers with more than fifteen wickets and he has the second highest peak rating for a bowler in the ICC ratings. He also holds the record for the lowest strike rate (balls bowled between each wicket taken) in all Test history.
Lohmann bowled at around medium pace and was capable of generating spin on English pitches of the era, making him particularly effective in rain-affected conditions. Against high-quality batsmen, he demonstrated considerable skill and variation in pace, flight, and movement. He was regarded as an accomplished slip fielder and contributed as a lower-order batsman in county cricket, scoring two centuries for Surrey and averaging 25 in the 1887 season.
In 2016, Lohmann was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
Lohmann played in a few colts matches at the beginning of 1884, and impressed sufficiently to play ten first-class cricket matches for Surrey that season. He did little bowling but nonetheless established himself as a regular member of the side for his promising batting.
The following season was nothing short of a sensation. Lohmann not only became Surrey's leading bowler, but was the leading first-class wicket-taker with 142 wickets. He also showed his promise as a batsman was no fluke, for he scored 571 runs. In 1886, Lohmann did equally well and played his first Test matches for England against Australia. He took only one wicket at Old Trafford, and none at Lord's, but his continued superb form in other first-class matches saw him retained for the last match at The Oval. Here, Lohmann established himself as a great bowler with a superb twelve for 104 (7 for 36 and 5 for 68), giving England what is still one of its most decisive wins in an Ashes series. Again being the leading first-class wicket-taker, Lohmann was chosen to tour Australia with Alfred Shaw's team.
On his first tour, Lohmann moved even further ahead of the pack as a bowler. In the Second Test at the SCG, Lohmann became the first bowler to take eight wickets in a Test innings, and, in the abnormally dry English season of 1887, showed himself far ahead of any other bowler. Despite being severely punished during the middle of the season when handicapped by a finger injury, Lohmann took 154 wickets whereas the next highest was 114, becoming deadly when the weather broke up in August. He also made his highest score as a batsman, scoring 115 against Sussex at Hove, whilst his aggregate of runs for the season totalled 843. Lohmann again toured Australia in the winter of 1887/1888, and with Johnny Briggs formed an irresistible combination on a sticky wicket in the only Test match.
In 1888, a summer as wet as 1887 had been dry, Lohmann took full advantage of the dreadful pitches on which most matches were played, taking 209 wickets for only 10.90 each, including 142 in 14 county matches. In the three Tests against Australia, Briggs, Bobby Peel and Billy Barnes did so well that Lohmann had to do little bowling at the Oval and Old Trafford. However, he took eight wickets at Lord's and made his only Test fifty at the Oval. In 1889, Lohmann again took over 200 wickets (115 for 1485 runs in purely county matches) and took nine wickets in an innings for the first time against Sussex.
In 1890, the County Championship was officially constituted for the first time after years of unofficial "champion" counties. Lohmann continued to carry all before him in 1890, taking a career-best 220 wickets and being the leading wicket-taker outside of touring teams for the sixth successive season. For Surrey in county cricket he totalled 113 wickets, and he again helped England to victory over Australia in the only Tests where cricket took place. In 1891, Lohmann was the leading English wicket-taker for the seventh successive year with 177 wickets as Surrey carried all before them in a wet summer, and on the following winter's Australian tour, he again bowled wonderfully well, taking eight for 58 on a dry wicket in Sydney.
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