| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Charles Edward Austen-Leigh |
| Birth Date: | 30 June 1832 |
| Birth Place: | Tring, Hertfordshire, England |
| Death Place: | Alfriston, Sussex, England |
| Family: | Arthur Austen-Leigh (brother) Cholmeley Austen-Leigh (brother) Spencer Austen-Leigh (brother) |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Bowling: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year1: | 1862 - 1863 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 16 |
| Bat Avg1: | 4.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 10 |
| Deliveries1: | 38 |
| Wickets1: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 4.00 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/6 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | 25 September |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/16784.html Cricinfo |
Charles Edward Austen-Leigh (30 June 1832 – 17 November 1924) was an English first-class cricketer and Principal Clerk of Committees in the House of Commons.
The son of The Reverend James Edward Austen-Leigh and his wife Emma, he was born at Tring in June 1832.[1] His father was a nephew to the novelist Jane Austen.[2] He was educated firstly at Winchester College, before transferring to Harrow School which he attended until 1851.[3] From Harrow he went up to Balliol College, Oxford. He played first-class cricket in 1861 and 1862, making two appearances for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Sussex and Middlesex,[4] scoring 16 runs and taking 3 wickets.[5] [6] Austen-Leigh later served as Principal Clerk of Committees in the House of Commons from 1892 until his retirement in 1897.[3] [7] He died, aged 92, at Alfriston in November 1924.[8] His brothers, Arthur, Cholmeley and Spencer were all first-class cricketers.