Lionel Troughton
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Lionel Holmes Wood Troughton (17 May 1879—31 August 1933) was an English cricket
er. Primarily a batsman, he was captain
of Kent County Cricket Club
between 1914 and 1923.
Born in Seaford, East Sussex
, Troughton attended Dulwich College
and played for the school eleven during 1897. He made his first second eleven
appearance for Kent in 1900, but had to wait until 1907 to make his first-class
debut. He accumulated over 700 runs in 1914 and 1921, his two most successful seasons.
He succeeded Ted Dillon
as Kent captain in 1914 and held the post until 1923, when he became the club's general manager. He held this post until his death in 1933.
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. Primarily a batsman, he was captain
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
of Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
between 1914 and 1923.
Born in Seaford, East Sussex
Seaford, East Sussex
Seaford is a coastal town in the county of East Sussex, on the south coast of England. Lying east of Newhaven and Brighton and west of Eastbourne, it is the largest town in Lewes district, with a population of about 23,000....
, Troughton attended Dulwich College
Dulwich College
Dulwich College is an independent school for boys in Dulwich, southeast London, England. The college was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyn, a successful Elizabethan actor, with the original purpose of educating 12 poor scholars as the foundation of "God's Gift". It currently has about 1,600 boys,...
and played for the school eleven during 1897. He made his first second eleven
Second XI Championship
The Second XI Championship is a season-long cricket competition in England that is competed for by the reserve teams of those county cricket clubs that have first-class status...
appearance for Kent in 1900, but had to wait until 1907 to make 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. He accumulated over 700 runs in 1914 and 1921, his two most successful seasons.
He succeeded Ted Dillon
Ted Dillon
Edward Wentworth Dillon was an English cricketer. He played first-class cricket predominantly for Kent County Cricket Club between 1900 and 1913, captaining the side from 1909 until his retirement....
as Kent captain in 1914 and held the post until 1923, when he became the club's general manager. He held this post until his death in 1933.