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Lionel Martineau

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Lionel Martineau
Personal information
Full name
Lionel Martineau
Born17 February 1867
Esher, Surrey, England
Died17 November 1906(1906-11-17) (aged 39)
Esher, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow
RelationsAlfred Martineau (brother)
Hubert Martineau (cousin)
Philip Martineau (cousin)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1887–1888Cambridge University
1888Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 11
Runs scored 277
Batting average 19.78
100s/50s 1/–
Top score 109
Balls bowled 1,208
Wickets 17
Bowling average 31.88
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/59
Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 April 2021

Lionel Martineau (19 February 1867 – 17 November 1906) was an English first-class cricketer and solicitor.

The son of Philip Meadows Martineau (1831 - 1911), he was born at Esher in February 1867. He was educated at Uppingham School, where he captained the school cricket team.[1] From Uppingham he went up to Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club from 1887 to 1888, making ten appearances.[3] An all-rounder he was described by Wisden as "a good batsman, having strong defence and possessing strokes all round the wicket, a useful slow bowler with a high delivery, and a fine field at mid-off".[4] He scored 266 runs in his ten matches for Cambridge, averaging 20.46 and with a highest score of 109,[5] which was his only first-class century and came against Sussex at Hove in 1887.[6] With his right-arm slow bowling he took 17 wickets, with best figures of 4 for 59.[7] His appearance in the 1887 University Match against Oxford gained him his cricket blue.[2] He also made a single first-class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Cambridge University at Lord's in 1888.[3]

After graduating from Cambridge, Martineau became a solicitor and was a partner at Martineau and Reid, based in London at Gray's Inn.[2] Besides playing cricket, he was a tennis and hockey player and was the first president of Esher Tennis Club, with the tennis club based on the Littleworth Estate, which was owned by the Martineau family.[8][9] Martineau died at Esher in November 1906.[10] His brother, Alfred, played first-class cricket, as did his cousins Hubert and Philip Martineau.

References

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  1. ^ Uppingham School Roll, 1824-1894. London: Stanford. 1894. p. 200.
  2. ^ a b c Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 346.
  3. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Lionel Martineau". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Wisden - Obutuaries in 1906". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  5. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Lionel Martineau". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  6. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding Against Each Opponent by Lionel Martineau". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  7. ^ "First-Class Bowling Against Each Opponent by Lionel Martineau". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  8. ^ Sporting Notices. Clifton Society. 29 November 1906. p. 16
  9. ^ "Our history". www.eshertennis.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  10. ^ Mr. L. Martineau. Cricket. 29 November 1906. p. 18
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