Edward Buchanan Leigh (19 June 1913 – 15 August 1994) was an English cricketer. Leigh was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Vacoas, British Mauritius.
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| Full name | Edward Buchanan Leigh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 June 1913 Vacoas, British Mauritius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 August 1994 (aged 81) Petersfield, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | John Buchanan (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936/37–1937/38 | Bihar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934 | Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 June 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leigh played Minor Counties Championship cricket for Buckinghamshire, making three appearances against Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Oxfordshire.[1] Later serving in the Raj, Leigh made two first-class appearances for Bihar. The first came in 1936 against Bengal, with Leigh being dismissed in Bihars' first-innings for 11 runs by Probodh Dutt. In their second-innings, he scored 13 runs before being dismissed by the same bowler.[2] His second first-class appearance came the following year against the same opposition.[3] In this second match, Leigh was dismissed for a single run in Bihars' first-innings by Jitendra Banerjee, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 4 runs by Tom Longfield.[4]
He died at Petersfield, Hampshire on 15 August 1994.
References
edit- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Edward Leigh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Bengal v Bihar, 1936/37 Ranji Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Edward Leigh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Bengal v Bihar, 1937/38 Ranji Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
External links
edit- Edward Leigh at ESPNcricinfo
- Edward Leigh at CricketArchive