| Fullname: | Arthur Henry Austen-Leigh |
| Birth Date: | 28 February 1826 |
| Birth Place: | Speen, Berkshire, England |
| Death Place: | Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Family: | Spencer Austen-Leigh (brother) Cholmeley Austen-Leigh (brother) Charles Austen-Leigh (brother) |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 34 |
| Bat Avg1: | 34.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 34 |
| Deliveries1: | – |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Date: | 26 September |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/37/37198/37198.html CricketArchive |
Arthur Henry Austen-Leigh (28 February 1836 – 29 July 1917) was an English Anglican vicar, cricketer and footballer.
Austen-Leigh was born at Speen, Berkshire in February 1836, to Emma Smith and her husband, the vicar, James Edward Austen-Leigh,[1] who was a nephew to the novelist Jane Austen. He was educated at both Radley College and Cheltenham College,[2] before studying law and theology at Balliol College, Oxford.[1] [2]
While studying at Balliol in 1857, Austen-Leigh played first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex at Lord's.[3] He batted once in the match. Opening the batting, he made 34 runs, before being dismissed bowled by Edward Tredcroft.[4]
He graduated from Balliol with an MA,[1] becoming a curate in his fathers parish. A keen sportsman, Austen-Leigh played football for Maidenhead from 1871 to 1874, including playing in the inaugural FA Cup.[5] He later served as the rector for Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, from 1875 to 1890,[1] and from 1890 to 1911 he served as the vicar for Wargrave, Berkshire.[1] He died at Reading on 29 July 1917.[2] He was married to Mary Violet Hall Say, the daughter of Sir Richard Hall-Say,[1] with the couple having two sons.