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Oswald William 'Lofty' Herman (18 September 1907 – 24 June 1987) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Hampshire. He was the father of cricketer Bob Herman.

Lofty Herman

Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed batsman
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
International information
National side	England
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 322 Runs scored 4336 Batting average 11.08 100s/50s 0/10 Top score 92 Balls bowled 56468 Wickets 1045 Bowling average 27.00 5 wickets in innings 58 10 wickets in match 6 Best bowling 8-49 Catches/stumpings 122/-
Source: CricketArchive

Herman was a tall right arm paceman who bowled in-swingers. He took over 100 wickets in a county season on five occasions with his best effort coming in 1937 when he managed 142 wickets at 22.07.

External links

• CricketArchive

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