Name:

Lock, G Anthony R

Nickname:

Tony

Date of Birth:

05 Jul 1929

Gender:

Men

Place of Birth:

Limpsfield

Date Died:

30 Mar 1995

Career:

Test: 1952 - 1968
First Class: 1946 - 1971

Teams:

WA (Regional)
Surrey (Regional)
England (Country)

England Laker Australia (1956)

Tony Lock: Controversial, aggressive left arm spinner

Tony Lock was one of the most aggressive cricketers ever seen. He is remembered for his strong physique, balding head and his red hair that matched his temperament.

Lock made his Championship debut in 1946, a week after his 17th birthday, against Kent at The Oval. He made his Test debut against India at Old Trafford in 1952.

Lock's slow-to-medium left-arm bowling joined Jim Laker's off-breaks to form one of the great spin partnerships in the game's history.

Lock ended his Test career with 174 wickets from 49 Tests at 25.58. In First-Class cricket, he took 2,844 wickets at 19.23 from 654 matches.

Lock scored 10,342 First-Class runs, 742 of them in Tests, with 27 fifties. He continues to hold the record for the highest aggregate in First-Class without ever hitting a century.

Lock died in Perth, Western Australia on 30 March 1995.

Source: CricketCrowd Staff Reporter