Full Name

George Alfred Lohmann

Born

June 02, 1865, Kensington, London

Died

December 01, 1901, Worcester, Cape Province, South Africa, (aged 36y 182d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium fast

On pure statistics, George Lohmann has a right to up there with the greatest Test bowlers of all time. Rated by contemporaries as the most difficult opponent, he bowled at little more than medium pace but was able to make the ball seam both ways, and his constant experimentation led to variations in angle, flight and pace. Add into the equation his metronomic accuracy, and he was often unplayable. He was no mean batsman either, fleet of foot and with a good eye, and a brilliant slip fielder. A fair, blue-eyed, handsome man, he was 21 when he first played for England in 1886 and had already made his mark with Surrey. He took one wicket in his first two Tests in 1886, but at The Oval he took 7 for 36 and 5 for 68 as England won by an innings. Thereafter he was a fixture in the side. He took his 50th Test wicket in only his 10th Test, and his hundred in his 16th. On the matting wickets of South Africa he was devastating - in 1896-96 he took 35 wickets in three Tests at 5.80. But in 1892 he contracted tuberculosis, and although spending every winter thereafter in South Africa helped his health, he was a far from well man. He extended his English career until 1896, but he was no longer able to shoulder the burden of bowling which had been his hallmark in earlier years. He emigrated to South Africa at the end of the season, playing two final seasons for Western Province, and he returned to England in 1901 as manager of the South African side. He died later that year aged only 36.
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George Lohmann Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests1826221362*8.87011280
FC29342739724711518.67329-3370

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests1836383012051129/2815/4510.751.8834.1295
FC293-717242529518419/28-13.732.1138.9-17657
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Debut/Last Matches of George Lohmann

Recent Matches of George Lohmann

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
South vs Australians114/63 & 4/4503-Sep-1896HastingsFC
Surrey vs Australians02/5217-Aug-1896The OvalFC
England vs Australia13/13 & 0/3922-Jun-1896Lord'sTest # 50
England vs South Africa87/42 & 1/4521-Mar-1896Cape TownTest # 49
England vs South Africa29/28 & 3/4302-Mar-1896JohannesburgTest # 48

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