Leslie Groves (cricketer) explained

Leslie Groves
Country:New Zealand
Fullname:Leslie Joseph Groves
Birth Date:9 June 1911
Birth Place:Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Death Place:Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm leg break
Club1:Otago
Date:13 May
Year:2016
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37205.html ESPNcricinfo

Leslie Joseph Groves (9 June 1911  - 4 September 1990) was a New Zealand sportsman. He played 16 first-class matches for Otago between the 1929–30 and 1949–50 seasons.[1]

Groves was born at Dunedin in 1911 and educated at Otago Boys' High School in the city. He worked as a manager. As well as cricket, Groves played association football for Otago and represented the New Zealand national football team. Following his death in 1990 obituaries were published in the 1991 New Zealand Cricket Almanack and in Wisden.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leslie Groves . 13 May 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 60. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.