Lucius may have only received 11 caps for Ireland between 1892 and 1902, but he was widely regarded as the finest Irish batter of the 19th century.  

He scored 499 runs for Ireland, and his average of 39 on rough pitches was still the best as late as the 1980s.  

He played in Ireland’s inaugural first-class matches striking five fifties against strong professional sides Surrey, South Africa and London County.  

Furthermore, Lucius won a rugby triple crown before he died aged 29 of tuberculosis.