Philip Le Gros Explained

Philip Le Gros
Country:England
Fullname:Philip Walter Le Gros
Birth Date:3 October 1892
Birth Place:Reigate, Surrey, England
Death Place:Richmond, London, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast
Family:William Trask (uncle)
Betty Trask (cousin)
Club3:Minor Counties
Year3:1924
Club2:Marylebone Cricket Club
Year2:1921 - 1922
Club1:Buckinghamshire
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:4
Runs1:94
Bat Avg1:15.66
100S/50S1:0/1
Top Score1:51
Deliveries1:18
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1: -
Fivefor1: -
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1: -
Catches/Stumpings1:1/ -
Date:26 May
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16495.html Cricinfo

Philip Walter Le Gros (3 October 1892  - 27 February 1980) was an English cricketer. Le Gros was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Reigate, Surrey.

Gros made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1912 Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire. He continued to play Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire following the First World War, representing the county from 1920 to 1935. He played a total of 80 Minor Counties Championship matches for Buckinghamshire.[1] His first-class debut came for the Gentlemen of England against a Combined Services cricket team in 1920. He played two first-class matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club, one in 1921 against Oxford University, and one in 1922 against Cambridge University. He played his final first-class match for a combined Minor Counties cricket team against HDG Leveson-Gower's XI.[2] It was in this match he scored his only half century, making 51 runs.[3] He scored a total of 94 runs at an average of 15.66 in his 4 first-class matches.[4]

He died at Richmond, Surrey, on 27 February 1980. His uncle, William Trask, was a first-class cricketer for Somerset.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Philip Le Gros. CricketArchive. 26 May 2011.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Philip Le Gros. CricketArchive. 26 May 2011.
  3. Web site: HDG Leveson-Gower's XI v Minor Counties, 1924. CricketArchive. 26 May 2011.
  4. Web site: Player profile: Philip Le Gros. CricketArchive. 26 May 2011.