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Lonsdale Skinner
Guyanese cricketer (born 1950) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lonsdale Ernest Skinner (born 7 September 1950) is a former cricketer from Guyana who played first-class cricket for Surrey and Guyana as a wicketkeeper from 1971 to 1977. He was capped by Surrey in 1975. He was born in Demerara.[1]
Skinner was Surrey's main wicket-keeper from 1975 to 1977. He had his most successful season in 1976, when in 21 first-class matches he scored 742 runs at an average of 25.58, hit his highest score of 93, and made 56 dismissals (50 catches and 6 stumpings).[2] In a 2020 interview, Skinner spoke about the racism he encountered during his playing career, including an incident when he was abused by former England player Fred Titmus and defended by a 16-year-old Jonathan Agnew.[3]
He is the chairman of the African Caribbean Cricket Association, based in London, which aims to encourage UK residents of African and Caribbean heritage to play and excel at cricket.[4]
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