Lofty Herman
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman |
| Bowling type | Right-arm fast-medium |
| First-class record | |
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| 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/- |
| First class debut: 22 May 1929 Last first class game: 28 August 1948 Source: CricketArchive |
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Oswald William 'Lofty' Herman (September 18, 1907 - June 24, 1987) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Hampshire. He was the father of cricketer Bob Herman.
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.
