Lionel Palairet

Lionel Charles Hamilton Palairet, May 27 1870 - March 27 1933, was a famous cricketer of the so-called "Golden Age" of English cricket before the First World War. An opening batsman, he was famed for the elegance of his cover driving.

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May 27 - 1870 - March 27 - 1933 - Cricketer - First World War - Opening batsman

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Palairet played for Oxford University for four years, two of them as captain, but his main cricket was for Somerset. He played only two test matches for England, but they were two of the tightest games ever: the defeat by three runs at Old Trafford and the victory by one wicket at The Oval, both in 1902. He was captain of Somerset in 1907.

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Oxford University - Somerset - Test match - England - Old Trafford - The Oval - 1907

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He was one of Wisden's Five Batsmen of the Year in 1893, a forerunner of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year.

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1893 - Wisden Cricketers of the Year

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His brother Richard was a lesser cricketer for Somerset, but an influential cricket administrator at Surrey.

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