Escott Frith Loney (21 July 1903 – 19 June 1982) was an English

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er who played first-class cricket for

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between 1925 and 1927.

Life

Born in

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, Loney made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1925 season in July against

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with modest scores, a few overs bowling and catching the opening batsman. He played six matches for the club in 1925 with a season's best bowling of 4 for 35 against

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. In the 1926 season he played six matches with his top score of 39 not out against

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and his best bowling of 4 for 27 against

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. He played more matches in the 1927 season although he bowled less without taking a wicket. Loney was a left-hand batsman who played 37 innings in 25 first-class matches with an average of 17.03 and a top score of 39 not out. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and took 20 wickets for an average of 32.50 and a best performance of 4 for 27.Escott Loney at Cricket Archive
/ref> By 1933 Loney had moved to

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in Canada, and subsequently performed in various miscellaneous matches for Canadian sides. He played a match for

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against Sir Julian Cahn's XI in 1933. In 1936 he toured England with R C Matthews' XI and he played three matches for different Canadian sides in 1937. In 1951 at the age of 48 he opened the batting in a match for Toronto against

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(MCC) scoring 58. Loney died at Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the age of 78. He is buried in York Cemetery.

References

External links

Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
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