| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | John Lees |
| Birth Date: | 5 September 1861 |
| Birth Place: | Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England |
| Death Place: | Brenchley, Kent, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm slow |
| Club1: | Cambridge University |
| Year1: | 1881 |
| Club2: | Cambridgeshire |
| Year2: | 1897 - 1899 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 15 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 9 |
| Deliveries1: | 8 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Date: | 21 July |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/16532.html Cricinfo |
John Lees (5 September 1861 – 20 December 1934) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of Samuel Lees, he was born at Ashton-under-Lyne in September 1861. He was educated at Uppingham School, before going up to Jesus College, Cambridge.[1] While at Cambridge, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Fenner's in 1881.[2] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the Cambridge first-innings by Alfred Shaw for 6 runs, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 9 runs by Fred Morley.[3] Though he did not gain a blue in cricket, he did gain a rugby blue.[1]
After graduating from Cambridge, Lees attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, graduating into the West India Regiment as a second lieutenant in August 1885. He held the rank of lieutenant by November 1887, with Lees serving in the British expedition up the River Gambia against Fodey Kabba in 1891 - 92, and later serving as a garrison adjutant in British Jamaica.[1] He transferred to the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) as a captain in May 1894, before transferring once more to the Royal West Kent Regiment in September of the same year.[1] He played minor counties cricket for Cambridgeshire from 1897 - 99, making ten appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[4]
He retired from active service in May 1903, retaining the rank of captain. After retiring he became a farmer, but later returned to the Royal West Kent Regiment to serve during the First World War, in the course of which he was mentioned in dispatches.[5] He died in December 1934 at Brenchley, Kent.