William Lockwood (Australian cricketer)

Born in [[Geelong]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Lockwood emigrated to [[Perth]], Western Australia, sometime in the late 19th century.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34360/34360.html William Lockwood] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2013.</ref> In [[Western Australian Grade Cricket|grade cricket]] matches, he played for the West Perth Cricket Club, where he was a leading [[batsman]]. Lockwood's only match at first-class level came against [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]], during its tour of Western Australia at the end of the 1898–99 season.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34360/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by William Lockwood (1)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2013.</ref> In the match, played at the [[WACA Ground]] in early April 1899, Lockwood opened the batting with [[Arthur Hoskings]] in both innings, recording a [[Duck (cricket)|duck]] in the first innings and 21 runs in the second innings.<ref name="match">[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/5/5141.html Western Australia v South Australia],

Born in [[Geelong]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Lockwood emigrated to [[Perth]], Western Australia, sometime in the late 19th century.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34360/34360.html William Lockwood] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2013.</ref> In [[Western Australian Grade Cricket|grade cricket]] matches, he played for the West Perth Cricket Club, where he was a leading [[batsman]]. Lockwood's only match at first-class level came against [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]], during its tour of Western Australia at the end of the 1898–99 season.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34360/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by William Lockwood (1)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2013.</ref> In the match, played at the [[WACA Ground]] in early April 1899, Lockwood opened the batting with [[Arthur Hoskings]] in both innings, recording a [[Duck (cricket)|duck]] in the first innings and 21 runs in the second innings.<ref name="match">[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/5/5141.html Western Australia v South Australia],

Other first-class matches in Australia 1898/99 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2013.</ref> In the first innings, he was particularly troubled by the bowling of future [[Test cricket]]er [[Joe Travers]], who eventually had him caught at [[Point (cricket)|point]] by [[Fred Hack]].<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3223664 "INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET: SOUTH AUSTRALIA V. WESTERN AUSTRALIA"] – ''[[The West Australian]]''. Published 5 April 1899.</ref> Lockwood's second innings produced a notable incident. He hit a ball from [[Robert Homburg]] to [[square leg]] and ran five runs, and then completed another two runs from an [[Overthrow (cricket)|overthrow]]. He and Hoskings thus ran seven runs off a single ball,<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article67055939 "SECOND DAY'S PLAY"] – ''The Inquirer & Commercial News''. Published 7 April 1899.</ref> in total combining for a 39-run opening [[Partnership (cricket)|partnership]] before Lockwood was dismissed by [[Victor Hugo (cricketer)|Victor Hugo]].<ref name="match"/>

Other first-class matches in Australia 1898/99 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2013.</ref> In the first innings, he was particularly troubled by the bowling of future [[Test cricket]]er [[Joe Travers]], who eventually had him caught at [[Point (cricket)|point]] by [[Fred Hack]].<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3223664 "INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET: SOUTH AUSTRALIA V. WESTERN AUSTRALIA"] – ''[[The West Australian]]''. Published 5 April 1899.</ref> Lockwood's second innings produced a notable incident. He hit a ball from [[Robert Homburg]] to [[square leg]] and ran five runs, and then completed another two runs from an [[Overthrow (cricket)|overthrow]]. He and Hoskings thus ran seven runs off a single ball,<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article67055939 "SECOND DAY'S PLAY"] – ''The Inquirer & Commercial News''. Published 7 April 1899.</ref> in total combining for a 39-run opening [[Partnership (cricket)|partnership]] before Lockwood was clean bowled trying to hit [[Victor Hugo (cricketer)|Victor Hugo]].<ref name="match"/>

Although not playing at state level again, Lockwood remained involved in cricket well into the early decades of the 1900s, and played in a veterans' match as late as April 1930, which included former teammate [[Edward Bishop (cricketer)|Ted Bishop]].<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31071604 "VETERANS' ANNUAL CRICKET MATCH AT THE W.A.C.A. GROUND"] – ''The West Australian''. Published 3 April 1930.</ref> He died at the Hawthorn Hospital, in [[Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia|Mount Hawthorn]] (a suburb of Perth), in August 1953.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49229589 "DEATHS"] – ''The West Australian''. Published 31 August 1953.</ref>

Although not playing at state level again, Lockwood remained involved in cricket well into the early decades of the 1900s, and played in a veterans' match as late as April 1930, which included former teammate [[Edward Bishop (cricketer)|Ted Bishop]].<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31071604 "VETERANS' ANNUAL CRICKET MATCH AT THE W.A.C.A. GROUND"] – ''The West Australian''. Published 3 April 1930.</ref> He died at the Hawthorn Hospital, in [[Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia|Mount Hawthorn]] (a suburb of Perth), in August 1953.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49229589 "DEATHS"] – ''The West Australian''. Published 31 August 1953.</ref>