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| Full name | Michael John Lucas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1944-04-14) 14 April 1944 (age 80) Ashgrove, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1968-69 to 1974-75 | Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 23 August 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael John Lucas (born 14 April 1944) is a former Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Queensland from 1968 to 1975.
Mike Lucas was a middle-order batsman who scored a century on his first-class debut, making 47 and 107 when Queensland defeated New South Wales in the opening match of the 1968-69 Sheffield Shield season. In all matches that season he made 409 runs at an average of 31.46. However, he was unable to maintain that form in subsequent seasons.
Despite his poor form, midway through the 1971–72 season Lucas was appointed Queensland captain, replacing the long-serving Sam Trimble, who became vice-captain. In his second match as captain Lucas led the team to its only victory of the season, by 17 runs over South Australia. After that season he played only one more first-class match, in 1974–75.
References
- "Queensland v New South Wales 1968-69". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- Wisden 1970, p. 945.
- "Trimble Replaced". Canberra Times: 28. 21 December 1971.
- "Queensland v South Australia 1971-72". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 August 2020.