Denis Leng
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Denis Leng is an English-born Irish former cricketer
. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium
bowler, he played six times for the Ireland cricket team between 1966 and 1968 including one first-class
match.
He made his debut for Ireland in September 1966 against the MCC
in what was his only first-class match. He played three matches for Ireland in 1967, against Worcestershire
, the MCC and the Combined Services
. He played twice against Australia in July 1968, which were his last matches for Ireland.
In all, he scored 6 runs
at an average of 1.50 in all matches for Ireland, with a top score of 3 not out
in his penultimate match against Australia. He took eleven wickets at an average
of 37.36, with best innings bowling figures of 3/60 against the Combined Services in August 1967.
Cricketer
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. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
bowler, he played six times for the Ireland cricket team between 1966 and 1968 including one first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
match.
He made his debut for Ireland in September 1966 against the MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
in what was his only first-class match. He played three matches for Ireland in 1967, against Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
, the MCC and the Combined Services
Combined Services cricket team
The Combined Services cricket team represents the British armed forces. The team played at first-class level in England for more than forty years in the mid-twentieth century. Their first first-class match was against Gentlemen of England at Lord's in 1920, while their last was against Oxford...
. He played twice against Australia in July 1968, which were his last matches for Ireland.
In all, he scored 6 runs
Run (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. Runs are scored by a batsman, and the aggregate of the scores of a team's batsmen constitutes the team's score. A batsman scoring 50 or 100 runs , or any higher multiple of 50 runs, is considered a particular achievement...
at an average of 1.50 in all matches for Ireland, with a top score of 3 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
in his penultimate match against Australia. He took eleven wickets at an average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 37.36, with best innings bowling figures of 3/60 against the Combined Services in August 1967.