Lonsdale Skinner

{{short description|Guyanese cricketer (born 1950)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2017}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Lonsdale Skinner

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| fullname = Lonsdale Ernest Skinner

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|9|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Plaisance, British Guiana

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| batting = Right-handed

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| role = Wicket-keeper

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| club1 = Surrey

| year1 = 1971 to 1977

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| club2 = Guyana

| year2 = 1973-74 to 1976-77

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| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 79

| runs1 = 2503

| bat avg1 = 22.75

| 100s/50s1 = 0/12

| top score1 = 93

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| catches/stumpings1 = 119/16

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 89

| runs2 = 1209

| bat avg2 = 18.89

| 100s/50s2 = 0/4

| top score2 = 89

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| catches/stumpings2 = 67/14

| date = 8 April 2018

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/24/24161/24161.html Cricket Archive

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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.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/24/24161/24161.html Lonsdale Skinner at CricketArchive]

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).{{cite web|title=First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Lonsdale Skinner|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/24/24161/f_Batting_by_Season.html|website=CricketArchive|accessdate=8 April 2018}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/26/lonsdale-skinner-most-racism-committee-room-cricket-interview |title=Lonsdale Skinner:'Most of the racism came from the committee room'|last=Ronay |first=Barney |author-link=Barney Ronay|date=26 July 2020|website=theguardian.com|access-date=27 July 2020}}

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.{{cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.africancaribbeancricket.com|website=African Caribbean Cricket Association|accessdate=8 April 2018}}