Louis Anthony Stricker (26 May 1884 – 5 February 1960) was a South African

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er who played in 13

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from 1910 to 1912. Of German parentage, Stricker was born in

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. A few years later his family moved to

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, where he attended the Marist Brothers school. A batsman, Stricker scored two centuries in

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: 103 for

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against the touring English team in 1909–10 (when he shared an opening partnership of 215 with Billy Zulch), and 146 against

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when he toured Australia with the South Africans in 1910-11."Obituary: L. A. Stricker", ''

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'', Spring Annual 1960, p. 79. He was less successful in Test cricket, with a top score of 48 in his 13 matches, scored twice: against

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in 1910–11, when South Africa beat Australia for the first time, and against Australia at

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in the

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. His brother

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was also a first-class cricketer.

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