Arthur Edward Liddicut (17 October 1891 – 8 April 1983) was an Australian

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er. He played

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for

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between 1912 and 1933. A lower-middle-order batsman and fast-medium bowler, Liddicut toured New Zealand with an Australian team in 1920-21, playing both of the matches against

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, but did not play

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. His highest first-class score was 152 for Victoria against

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in 1920-21, batting at number nine. His best bowling figures were 7 for 40 against

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in 1929-30 when, captaining Victoria, he opened the bowling and bowled throughout the innings, dismissing Tasmania for 77. Against the touring MCC team in 1922-23 he took 4 for 16 from 15 eight-ball overs then scored 102 in 138 minutes. He played in District Cricket for the

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first team until his fifties, and served as the club's delegate to the

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from 1931 to 1970.''The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket'', Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, pp. 305–6.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Liddicut, Arthur 1891 births 1983 deaths Australian cricketers Victoria cricketers Cricketers from Melbourne Australian cricket administrators

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