Lionel Tennyson, 3rd Baron Tennyson

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Lionel Tennyson

Tennyson pictured in about 1922
Personal information
Full name	Lionel Hallam Tennyson
Born	(1889-11-07)7 November 1889 Westminster, London, England
Died	6 June 1951(1951-06-06) (aged 61) Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Relations	Alfred Tennyson (grandfather) Audrey Tennyson (mother) Hallam Tennyson (father) Clare Tennant (wife) Harold Tennyson (son) Mark Tennyson (son)
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 180)	13 December 1913 v South Africa
Last Test	16 August 1921 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1913–1935	Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 9 477 Runs scored 345 16,828 Batting average 31.36 23.33 100s/50s 0/4 19/66 Top score 74* 217 Balls bowled 6 3,756 Wickets 0 55 Bowling average – 54.10 5 wickets in innings – 0 10 wickets in match – 0 Best bowling – 3/50 Catches/stumpings 6/– 172/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 November 2008
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 2 December 1928 – 6 June 1951 Hereditary Peerage
Preceded by	Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson
Succeeded by	Harold Tennyson, 4th Baron Tennyson

Lionel Hallam Tennyson, 3rd Baron Tennyson (7 November 1889 – 6 June 1951) was known principally as a first-class cricketer who captained Hampshire and England. He was the grandson of the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson.