Herbert Leney Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Herbert Leney
Birth Date:8 September 1850
Birth Place:Wateringbury, Kent
Death Place:West Farleigh, Kent
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm roundarm fast
Family:Frederick Leney (nephew)
Club1:Kent
Year1:1873–1877
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:4
Runs1:58
Bat Avg1:11.60
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:33
Deliveries1:12
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Date:9 April
Year:2012
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16549.html Cricinfo

Herbert Leney (8 September 1850 – 18 November 1915) was an English amateur cricketer who played in four first-class cricket matches for Kent County Cricket Club between 1871 and 1878.[1]

Leney was born at Wateringbury near Maidstone in Kent in 1850.[2] He made his first-class debut for Kent against WG Grace's XI in 1873 at Gravesend.[3] He died at Smith's Hall at West Farleigh in Kent in November 1915 aged 65. His nephew, Frederick Leney, also played first-class cricket.

Notes and References

  1. Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), p. 332. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
  2. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16549.html Herbert Leney
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30967/30967.html Herbert Leney