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Tom Lockyer — Surrey's Premier Wicketkeeper and the Greatest of the Roundarm Era

Surrey and All-England elevens

1859-07-01

Tom Lockyer of Croydon kept wicket for Surrey from 1849 to 1866 and was, in the unanimous opinion of his contemporaries, the greatest wicketkeeper of the roundarm era. He took 301 catches and made 123 stumpings in 223 first-class matches, was a member of every important touring side of his time — the 1859 North America tour, the 1861-62 and 1863-64 Australian tours — and bowled useful right-arm medium-fast roundarm in his later seasons.

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H.H. Stephenson — Surrey Professional Who Would Captain the First Australia Tour

Surrey and All-England elevens

1859-08-01

Heathfield Harman Stephenson, a surgeon's son from Esher, made his Surrey debut in 1853 and through the second half of the 1850s established himself as one of the leading professional all-rounders in the country — a fast-roundarm bowler, occasional wicket-keeper and capable middle-order batsman. He toured North America with Parr in 1859 and would, two years later, captain the first English tour of Australia.

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William Caffyn — The Reigate Professional and Surrey's Star All-Rounder of the 1850s

Surrey and United All-England Eleven

1858-08-15

By the late 1850s the Reigate-born William Caffyn had emerged as the leading all-rounder in the strongest county side in England, scoring runs in the middle order for Surrey and bowling effective right-arm medium-fast roundarm. Caffyn was on the 1859 North America tour, both 1860s Australian tours, and after emigrating in 1864 became the foundational professional coach of Australian cricket.

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