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Lionel Hugh Major (21 April 1883 – 25 June 1965) was an English cricketer who played for Somerset.[1][2] He was born in Wembdon, Somerset and died in Exmouth, Devon.

Lionel Major

Personal information
Full name	Lionel Hugh Major
Born	(1883-04-21)21 April 1883 Wembdon, Somerset, England
Died	25 June 1965(1965-06-25) (aged 82) Exmouth, Devon, England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1903	Somerset
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 1 Runs scored 17 Batting average 8.50 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 11 Balls bowled 16 Wickets 1 Bowling average 5.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1/5 Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive (subscription required), 22 December 2015

Major made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1903 season, against Sussex.[3] From the tailend, he scored 6 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and 11 runs in the second, and he took a single wicket in the Sussex second innings. Press reports for this match describe him as "an amateur from Bridgewater [sic]"; the Somerset side was missing several regular players.[4]

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