Charles Frank Lucas (25 November 1843 – 27 September 1919) was an English first-class

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er and solicitor. Lucas was born in November 1843 at Stowe-by-Chartley, Staffordshire. His association with cricket in Hampshire began in 1860 and he played for early Hampshire cricket teams. Lucas made his debut in

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's inaugural first-class match against

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in 1864. He scored his only first-class

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the two years, making 135 runs against

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. Across all levels of cricket in 1866, he scored over 1,000 runs in the season. Lucas played first-class cricket for Hampshire until 1880, making fourteen appearances. In these he scored 502 runs at an

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of 20.08. He also made three first-class appearances for the

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against

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in 1866, and the Players of the South in both 1866 and 1867. For the Gentlemen of the South, he scored 148 runs with a highest score of 48. As a fielder, he was considered one of the best long stops in England. Outside of cricket, Lucas was a solicitor in

. He died at

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in September 1919. His cousin was the

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er Bunny Lucas.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lucas, Charles 1843 births 1919 deaths Cricketers from Staffordshire English cricketers Hampshire cricketers Gentlemen of the South cricketers English solicitors