Country: | England |
Fullname: | Leslie Austin Savill |
Birth Date: | 30 June 1935 |
Birth Place: | Brentwood, Essex, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Club1: | Essex |
Year1: | 1953 - 1961 |
Club2: | Devon |
Year2: | 1964 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 125 |
Runs1: | 3,919 |
Bat Avg1: | 21.29 |
100S/50S1: | 4/15 |
Top Score1: | 115 |
Deliveries1: | 12 |
Wickets1: | 1 |
Bowl Avg1: | 26.00 |
Fivefor1: | - |
Tenfor1: | - |
Best Bowling1: | 1/26 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 50/ - |
Date: | 21 April |
Year: | 2011 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20064.html Cricinfo |
Leslie 'Les' Austin Savill (born 30 June 1935) is a former English cricketer. Savill was a right-handed batsman whose bowling style is unknown. He was born in Brentwood, Essex.
Savill made his first-class debut for Essex against Glamorgan in the 1953 County Championship. He played first-class cricket for Essex more from 1953 to 1961, making 125 appearances, with his final appearance coming against Surrey.[1] In his 125 appearances for the county, he scored 3,919 runs at a batting average of 21.29, with fifteen half centuries, four centuries and a high score of 115.[2] His highest first-class score came against Cambridge University in 1959.[3] Savill passed 1,000 runs for a season once, in 1959 when he scored 1,197 runs at an average of 32.35.[4] His only first-class wicket was George Dews, who he dismissed for 130 when Essex played Worcestershire in 1959.[5] His only bowling innings, which consisted of 2 overs was expensive, costing 26 runs.[6]
Following the end of his first-class career, he played a single Minor Counties Championship match for Devon in 1964 against Berkshire.[7]