Ted à Beckett
Edward Lambert à Beckett was an Australian cricketer who played in four Tests between 1928 and 1931. He also played in 47 first-class matches for Victoria.
À Beckett was the second of three sons born to solicitor Thomas Archibald à Beckett and his wife Ada Mary à Beckett, née Lambert. His grandfather was the judge Sir Thomas à Beckett. He studied law at the University of Melbourne, entering Trinity College in 1927, where he excelled at sports, and represented the University in both cricket and Australian rules football before being seriously injured, fracturing his skull.
A solicitor by profession, after his retirement a'Beckett was involved in the administration of the Victorian Cricket Association.
