| Edwin Leaney | |
| Fullname: | Edwin Leaney |
| Birth Date: | 3 June 1860 |
| Birth Place: | Woolwich, Kent |
| Death Place: | Greenwich, London |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Family: | Joseph Leaney (brother) |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Kent |
| Year1: | 1892 |
| Date: | 27 January 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16508.html Cricinfo |
Edwin Leaney (3 June 1860 - 1 September 1904) was an English professional cricketer.
Leaney was born at Woolwich in what was then Kent in 1860.[1] He played six first-class cricket matches as a wicket-keeper for Kent County Cricket Club in 1892 and toured South Africa with Walter Reed's XI in 1891–92, although he did not play in the match against South Africa which was given retrospective Test match status.[2] [3] [4] He played for Old Charlton Cricket Club and his Wisden obituary says that he "was well-known in Metropolitan Club cricket".[5]
Leaney played reserve team football as a goalkeeper in the 1890–91 season for Royal Arsenal F.C., the amateur side which evolved into Woolwich Arsenal F.C. in 1893.[6] [7] He died at the Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital in Greenwich in 1904 after undergoing an operation. He was 44.