Verner Luckin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Verner Luckin

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1892

Place of Birth: Woking, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 28-Nov-1931

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Verner Valentine Luckin (14 February 1892 – 28 November 1931) was an English cricketer.
He was a left-handed batsman who bowled leg break googly. Luckin made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1910 County Championship against Somerset, where in Somerset's second innings he took 3/39. Luckin played ten first-class matches for Hampshire up until the end of the 1912 season, with his final first-class match for the county against Middlesex.
In his ten matches Luckin had no success with the bat and with the ball he took 13 wickets at a bowling average of 39.46. After the First World War, Luckin made his debut for Warwickshire against Surrey in the 1919 County Championship.
He played nine first-class matches for Warwickshire in the 1919 season, with his final first-class match for the county coming against Worcestershire.
Luckin had more success with the bat for Warwickshire, scoring 195 runs at an average of 27.85, with a single half century score of 59* out against Lancashire.
With the ball he took eleven wickets at a bowling average of 30.18, with best figures of 3-19. He died at High Cross, Hampshire on 28 November 1931.