Lionel Martineau (19 February 1867 – 17 November 1906) was an English first-class cricketer and solicitor.
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| Full name | Lionel Martineau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 February 1867 Esher, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 November 1906 (aged 39) Esher, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Alfred Martineau (brother) Hubert Martineau (cousin) Philip Martineau (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1887–1888 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1888 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 April 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Philip Meadows Martineau, 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 edit
- ^ Uppingham School Roll, 1824-1894. London: Stanford. 1894. p. 200.
- ^ a b c Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 346.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Lionel Martineau". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Wisden - Obutuaries in 1906". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Lionel Martineau". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding Against Each Opponent by Lionel Martineau". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling Against Each Opponent by Lionel Martineau". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ Sporting Notices. Clifton Society. 29 November 1906. p. 16
- ^ "Our history". www.eshertennis.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ Mr. L. Martineau. Cricket. 29 November 1906. p. 18