18-1616: Lester is a surname and given name. Lester may also refer to: Lester Not to be confused with Leicester . For other uses, see Lester (disambiguation) . Lester Origin Region of origin England Other names Variant form(s) Lister, Lestre Lester is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname and given name. People [ edit ] Given name [ edit ] Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic Lester Oliver Bankhead (1912–1997), American architect Lester W. Bentley (1908–1972), American artist from Wisconsin Lester Bird (1938–2021), second prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004) Lester Cotton (born 1996), American football player Lester del Rey (1915–1993), American science fiction author and editor Lester Ellis (born 1965), Australian former professional boxer Lester Flatt (1914–1979), American bluegrass musician Lester Gillis (1908–1934), better known as Baby Face Nelson, American gangster Les Gold (born 1950), American pawnbroker and reality TV star Lester Holt (born 1959), American television journalist Lester Charles King (1907–1989), English geomorphologist Lester Lanin (1907–2004), American jazz and pop music bandleader Lester Lockett (1912–2005), American Negro League baseball player Lester Maddox (1915–2003), governor and lieutenant governor of
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54-485: A fourth-wicket stand of 107, with Lester top-scoring with 92. He continued in the second innings with 34 not out. Despite the excitement surrounding Lester's and King's performances, the Americans did not fare well overall. Fifteen matches were played, but only two were won, while the team lost nine and earned a draw in four. The other win came against Warwickshire . During this match at Edgbaston , Lester scored 35 runs in
72-459: A scholar and played football , track, tennis, and soccer. During his freshman year, he averaged 100.5 runs per innings. Lester also won the Cope Bat every year during his time at Haverford. In his final season with the school in 1896, he scored 1,185 total runs and took 40 wickets for averages of 79 and 23.2, respectively. He also captained Haverford on their first overseas tour, scoring 105 against
90-563: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles John Lester John Ashby Lester (August 1, 1871 – September 3, 1969) was an American cricketer , active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and a teacher. Lester was one of the Philadelphian cricketers who played from the end of the 19th century until the outbreak of World War I . His obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack , described him as "one of
108-535: The MCC on his first appearance at Lord's . On this tour, he created a great impression with an average of over 84 and prepared himself for the Philadelphian's tour of England the following year. The tour undertaken by the Philadelphian cricketers was very ambitious. Though the results might have been less satisfactory than hoped for by its promoters, the tour was arranged mainly for educational purposes and few of those on
126-585: The American side expected to win many matches. Previous tours had tended to involve amateur English sides as opponents, with a low level of competition. In 1897 a schedule was prepared including all of the top county cricket teams, the Oxford and Cambridge University teams , the Marylebone Cricket Club , and two other sides, though only a few of the counties thought it worthwhile to put their best elevens onto
144-2322: The U.S. state of Georgia Lester Martínez (born 1995), Guatemalan professional boxer Lester Julian Merriweather (born 1978), American visual artist, collagist, painter Lester Patrick (1883–1960), Canadian ice hockey player and coach Lester B. Pearson (1897–1972), fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada Lester Piggott (1935–2022), English jockey Lester Prosper (born 1988), Indonesian basketball player Lester Quiñones (born 2000), Dominican-American basketball player Lester Speight (born 1963), American actor, former football player and wrestler; known for his portrayal as Terry Tate, Office Linebacker Lester Thurow (1938–2016), American economist Lester Young (1909–1959), American jazz tenor saxophonist Surname [ edit ] Adrian Lester (born 1968), British actor Albert Lester (c. 1803–1867), New York politician Brad Lester (born 1985), collegiate American football player Gavin Lester (born 1977), Australian rugby league footballer Holly Lester , disc jockey from Northern Ireland Jack Lester (born 1975), English football (soccer) player Jenna Lester (born 1989), American dermatologist Sir Jim Lester (1932–2021), British politician John Lester (1871–1969), American cricketer Jon Lester (born 1984), American baseball player Josh Lester (born 1994), American baseball player Julia Lester (born 2000), American actress Julius Lester (1939–2018), American writer Lashonda Lester (c. 1975–2017), American stand-up comedian Luke Fleet Lester , American engineer Mark L. Lester (born 1946), American film producer Mary Louise Lester (1919–1977), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Marsha I. Lester , American physical chemist Paul Lester , British music journalist Paul Martin Lester (1953–2023), American communications professor and author Peter Lester (disambiguation) Peter Lester (abolitionist) , American-born 19th-century businessman and abolitionist Peter Lester (sailor) , New Zealand sailor and broadcaster Phil Lester (born 1987), British YouTuber and BBC Radio 1 presenter Robert "Squirrel" Lester (1942–2010), American singer, original member of
162-500: The field. Starting on June 7 at Oxford , the tour lasted for two months and ended in late July at The Oval . While it initially aroused some curiosity, many English fans lost interest until John Lester and the Philadelphians met the full Sussex team at Brighton on June 17. Behind a dominant bowling performance by Bart King , Lester helped to seal the victory with his batting. In the first innings, Lester and King were partners in
180-531: The first innings and 67 in the second. Lester was the best batsmen on the Philadelphian side; beginning with 72 not out in his first match, he kept up his form all through the tour, scoring 891 runs for an average 37.12. Several counties offered him contracts to play in England. John Lester was chosen to captain the Philadelphians in 1903 and 1908 on their tours to England. Against Leicestershire in August 1903, Lester made his highest score in first-class cricket. In
198-608: The first innings, but was dismissed LBW for nought in the second innings. He did manage to take 4 wickets in the Philadelphians' loss to Kent . John Lester helped to lift Philadelphia cricket to the highest levels of international play with his leadership and understanding of the sport. He is one of the few American cricketers noted in Cricket Scores and Biographies , which said that he was "a watchful batsman who could hit well and had plenty of strokes and strong defence." In 1951 he authored A Century of Philadelphia Cricket , which
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#1732880591852216-459: The first innings, he made 126 not out, and this was followed by a respectable 64 in the second innings. His batting on this tour so impressed the critics that he was called the "one batsman (among the Philadelphians) who may almost (be) described as great" and that he "would soon be one of the greatest men of his day" In his last first-class match on the 1908 tour, Lester posted a score of 34 in
234-558: The great figures in American cricket." During his career, he played in 53 matches for the Philadelphians, 47 of which are considered first class . From 1897 until his retirement in 1908, Lester led the batting averages in Philadelphia and captained all the international home matches. Lester was born in Penrith in Cumberland , England in 1871. He began playing cricket at a very young age. He
252-491: The television series Primeval Lester Patel, from the television series Chuck Lester Freamon , from the television show The Wire Lester Krinklesac , from the television show The Cleveland Show Lester Nessman from the television show WKRP in Cincinnati Lester Nygaard , from the television series Fargo Lester Sludge, from the television show M.A.S.K. Lester Crest, from
270-430: The video game Grand Theft Auto V Lester Papadopoulos, from the book series Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan Lester Burnham , main character in the film American Beauty Arthur Lester, main character in the podcast Malevolent by Harlan Guthrie See also [ edit ] Middle name [ edit ] H. Lester Hooker (1921–1999), American college basketball and baseball coach Leicester ,
288-726: The vocal group The Chi-Lites Robie Lester (1925-2005), American actress Richard Lester (born 1932), British film director Richard Neville Lester (1937–2006), British botanist Ryan Lester (born 1992), Australian rules footballer Seán Lester (1880–1959), Irish diplomat Sonny Lester (1924–2018), American record producer Tom Lester (1938–2020), American actor Tom Lester (American football) (1927–2012), American football coach Vicki Lester (1915–2001), American actress William "Buddy" Lester (1915–2002), American actor and comedian Yami Lester (1941–2017), Australian Indigenous rights advocate Fictional characters [ edit ] James Lester , from
306-525: Was a definitive history of the game in the area. Lester was also integral in the foundation of the C.C. Morris Cricket Library when he proposed in 1964 that cricket, "with a history and literature second to none should be given a permanent home in the United States." In 1969, he made his final public appearance at a cricket function when the library was opened at Haverford. Lester received his PhD in education from Harvard University in 1902 and for many years
324-546: Was playing a game in Yorkshire in 1892 when he met Dr. Isaac Sharpless . Sharpless was the president of Haverford College , and invited him to the United States to attend the school. In his early days as a student in Cumberland's Ackworth School, he had been described as a "very indifferent batsman". It was only after entering Haverford that he developed his batting style. As a student at Haverford, Lester excelled as an athlete and
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