Brian William Luckhurst was an English cricketer, who played his entire county career for Kent County Cricket Club.
16 Facts About Brian Luckhurst
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Brian Luckhurst played for Kent from 1958 to 1976, usually opening the batting, then in 1985, in an emergency, played in one more match against the Australians.
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Brian Luckhurst was cricket manager from 1981 to 1986, then became cricket administrator.
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Brian Luckhurst went on to become president of the club, and held that position until his death.
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Brian Luckhurst played 355 matches for Kent and represented England in 21 Test matches and three one day internationals.
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Over his entire career Luckhurst totalled 22,303 runs in first-class cricket.
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Brian Luckhurst scored 1,000 runs in a season 14 times, his highest total for a season being 1,194 in 1969.
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Brian Luckhurst scored 48 centuries, with a highest score of 215 against Derbyshire at Derby in 1973.
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Brian Luckhurst took 64 wickets with slow left arm spin.
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Brian Luckhurst worked his way up the batting order to become a dependable opener.
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Brian Luckhurst made 131 in the Second Test at Perth in its inaugural Test match, and so became the first batsman to make a Test century at the WACA.
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Brian Luckhurst still batted in the Fifth Test at Melbourne, rescuing the first innings with 109, despite his damaged hands, but did not bat in the second innings.
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Missing the Sixth Test due to injury, Brian Luckhurst made his return in the Seventh as Boycott was unavailable, having had his arm broken by Garth McKenzie.
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Brian Luckhurst made a vital 58 as he and John Edrich put on 94 for the first wicket to lay the foundations of England's second innings 302 when they were 80 runs behind.
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Brian Luckhurst was married twice, to Elaine and Raye, had two sons with Elaine and a stepson.
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Brian Luckhurst died in March 2005, in Kent, from oesophageal cancer, at the age of 66.