Aaron Lockett
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Aaron Lockett was an English
footballer and cricket
er.
in the summer
of 1914. He scored on his debut in a 3–1 home win over Oldham Athletic Reserves
in a Central League match on 13 February 1915. He finished the season with four goals in eight games and was one of the goalscorers in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup final 3–0 win over Macclesfield Town
in 1915. With World War I
still raging, the Vale went into abeyance and Lockett returned to Audley. Port Vale resumed activities in August 1916 and Lockett rejoined them for a number of games. He returned again to Audley in the summer of 1917 and then moved on to Stoke
and Stafford Rangers
before returning to Vale a third time in September 1919. He played nine games in the Football League
for the club before being released at the season
's end, for a fourth time he joined Audley.
, Lockett made his debut for Staffordshire
in the 1920 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland
. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1920 to 1939, making 155 appearances.
Playing for Staffordshire allowed him to appear for the combined Minor Counties cricket team. He made his first-class
debut for the team against the touring West Indians in 1928. In this match, Lockett took the wicket of Frank Martin
in the West Indian first-innings, while he took the wicket of Vibart Wight in their second-innings. With the bat, he scored 22 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings, before being dismissed by Herman Griffith
. In their second-innings, he scored 154 runs, before being dismissed by the same bowler. This was a key innings, considering the Minor Counties had been asked to follow-on
after being bowled out for 108. His innings boosted the Minor Counties second-innings total to 326, which helped them to a 42 run win. He played a second and final first-class match for the team in 1929 against the touring South Africans. In the Minor Counties first-innings, he scored 8 runs before being dismissed by Tuppy Owen-Smith
. In their second-innings, he ended unbeaten
on 13. He bowled 12 overs in the South Africans first-innings, though without taking a wicket. His 2 first-class matches left him with 197 runs at a batting average
of 65.66.
He stood as a first-class umpire
from 1948 to 1950, standing in 68 matches.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
footballer and cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er.
Football career
Lockett played for Wereton Queen's Park, Audley and Kidsgrove Wellington before joining Port ValePort Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
in the summer
Summer
Summer is the warmest of the four temperate seasons, between spring and autumn. At the summer solstice, the days are longest and the nights are shortest, with day-length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice...
of 1914. He scored on his debut in a 3–1 home win over Oldham Athletic Reserves
Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...
in a Central League match on 13 February 1915. He finished the season with four goals in eight games and was one of the goalscorers in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup final 3–0 win over Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
in 1915. With World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
still raging, the Vale went into abeyance and Lockett returned to Audley. Port Vale resumed activities in August 1916 and Lockett rejoined them for a number of games. He returned again to Audley in the summer of 1917 and then moved on to Stoke
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
and Stafford Rangers
Stafford Rangers F.C.
Stafford Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional English football team from Stafford which plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.The team wear black and white stripes with black shorts...
before returning to Vale a third time in September 1919. He played nine games in the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
for the club before being released at the season
1919–20 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1919–20 season was Port Vale's first season of football back in the Football League . It was their first Football League season at The Old Recreation Ground, and their first season in which they were in the same division as rivals Stoke...
's end, for a fourth time he joined Audley.
Cricket career
A right-handed batsman who was a right-arm bowlerBowling (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, bowling is the action of propelling the ball toward the wicket defended by a batsman. A player skilled at bowling is called a bowler; a bowler who is also a competent batsman is known as an all-rounder...
, Lockett made his debut for Staffordshire
Staffordshire County Cricket Club
Staffordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Staffordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 1920 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland
Northumberland County Cricket Club
Northumberland County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northumberland and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1920 to 1939, making 155 appearances.
Playing for Staffordshire allowed him to appear for the combined Minor Counties cricket team. He made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for the team against the touring West Indians in 1928. In this match, Lockett took the wicket of Frank Martin
Frank Martin (cricketer)
Frank Reginald Martin was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of England....
in the West Indian first-innings, while he took the wicket of Vibart Wight in their second-innings. With the bat, he scored 22 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings, before being dismissed by Herman Griffith
Herman Griffith
Herman Clarence Griffith was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test match in their inaugural Test tour of England and was one of the leading bowlers on that tour....
. In their second-innings, he scored 154 runs, before being dismissed by the same bowler. This was a key innings, considering the Minor Counties had been asked to follow-on
Follow-on
Follow-on is a term used in the sport of cricket to describe a situation where the team that bats second is forced to take its second batting innings immediately after its first, because the team was not able to get close enough to the score achieved by the first team batting in the first innings...
after being bowled out for 108. His innings boosted the Minor Counties second-innings total to 326, which helped them to a 42 run win. He played a second and final first-class match for the team in 1929 against the touring South Africans. In the Minor Counties first-innings, he scored 8 runs before being dismissed by Tuppy Owen-Smith
Tuppy Owen-Smith
Harold Geoffrey Owen Owen-Smith was a South African cricketer and English rugby player. He played cricket in 5 Tests in 1929 and was capped 10 times by England from 1934 to 1937. He was captain throughout the 1937 Home Nations championship, thus he captained England three times...
. In their second-innings, he ended unbeaten
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
on 13. He bowled 12 overs in the South Africans first-innings, though without taking a wicket. His 2 first-class matches left him with 197 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 65.66.
He stood as a first-class umpire
Umpire (cricket)
In cricket, an umpire is a person who has the authority to make judgements on the cricket field, according to the Laws of Cricket...
from 1948 to 1950, standing in 68 matches.