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Full name | David Scott Lucas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nottingham, England | 19 August 1978||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2004 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2011 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Worcestershire (squad no. 6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,22 May 2013 |
David Scott Lucas (born 19 August 1978) [1] is an English first-class cricketer,who last played for Worcestershire County Cricket Club. He previously played for Nottinghamshire,Yorkshire [1] and Northamptonshire. He won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2000.
A left-arm fast-medium bowler,he first played for Nottinghamshire Second XI in 1996 and made his debut for Nottinghamshire in first-class cricket in 1999. He played at Trent Bridge until 2003,although he was selected only for one day games in his latter two seasons. Seeking first-team cricket,Lucas moved to Yorkshire for the 2005 season,but failed to cement a place in the team. He played for Lincolnshire in the Minor Counties Championship in 2006,and then moved to Northamptonshire in 2007. After a poor start especially in one day cricket,he became a first-team starter in all forms of the game. He recorded his best innings figures of 7 for 24 and match figures of 12 for 73 against Gloucestershire in 2009. [2] In August 2011,Lucas signed a three-year contract with Division one side Worcestershire. [3]
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