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 varying it with a faster one, breaking slightly from the off to leg. But the ball he has been as successful with as any is a simple straight good-length one without any break. The batsman expects something exceptional from him every ball, and never thinks that he will treat him with such an easy one, and so while he is looking for the break his wicket is bowled down. He has a brilliant future before him, possessing good health, strength, and stamina. His greatest performances in first-class cricket so far have been:


 * 1885 || 1264 || 592 || 2030 || 142 || 14.42
 * 1886 || 1715 || 809 || 2425 || 160 || 15.25
 * 1887 || 1634 || 737 || 2404 || 154 || 15.94
 * 1888 || 1649 || 783 || 2280 || 209 || 10.190
 * 1889 || 1614 || 646 || 2714 || 202 || 13.90
 * 1890 || 1759 || 737 || 2998 || 220 || 13.138
 * }
 * 1888 || 1649 || 783 || 2280 || 209 || 10.190
 * 1889 || 1614 || 646 || 2714 || 202 || 13.90
 * 1890 || 1759 || 737 || 2998 || 220 || 13.138
 * }
 * 1890 || 1759 || 737 || 2998 || 220 || 13.138
 * }


 * 1887 || 33 || 843 || 115 || 25.18
 * 1890 || 43 || 832 || 57 || 19.15
 * }
 * 1890 || 43 || 832 || 57 || 19.15
 * }

Mr. A. P. Lucas was born in London, February 20th, 1857. He is indebted to H. H. Stephenson for his early coaching at Uppingham and the foundation of a batting style that has been the admiration of every first-class player. At school, in 1874, he had the exceptionally fine average of 50.1 for 14 innings. He represented Cambridge against Oxford in 1875, and continued to do so until 1878; and, by right of residence, he played for Surrey in 1874 and most years down to 1882. The year after saw him playing for Middlesex, the county of his birth, and his form that season in county matches and for the Gentlemen v. Players was equal to anything he had shown previously. Of late years he has played for Essex. He has also represented England against