Leonard Corbett Explained

Leonard Corbett
Birth Name:Leonard James Corbett
Birth Date:12 May 1897
Birth Place:Bristol, England
Death Place:Taunton, Somerset
Ru Position:Centre
Repcaps1:16
Reppoints1:Pts:15;
Tries:3;
Pens:1
Repyears1:1921–1927

Leonard Corbett (1897–1983) was a rugby union international who represented England from 1921 to 1927.[1] He also captained his country.[1] He was also a cricketer.[2]

Early life

Leonard Corbett was born on 12 May 1897 in Bristol.[1]

Rugby union career

Corbett made his international debut on 28 March 1921 at Colombes in the France vs England match.[1] Of the Mat matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on Won occasions.[1] He played his final match for England on 2 April 1927 at Colombes in the France vs England match.[1]

Cricket career

Corbett played 9 first-class matches for Gloucestershire, making his debut against Worcestershire in the 1920 County Championship. His final first-class match in 1925 came against Somerset.[3] An irregular player for Gloucestershire during his playing career, Corbett scored 373 runs at a batting average of 20.72, with a single half century high score of 55, while in the field he took 9 catches.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.espnscrum.com/england/rugby/player/2778.html Leonard Corbett Profile on scrum.com
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28728/28728.html Leonard Corbett CricketArchive player profile
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28728/First-Class_Matches.html First-Class Matches played by Leonard Corbett
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28728/f_Batting_by_Team.html First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Leonard Corbett