Frederick Leney
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Frederick Leney was an English
cricket
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Kent
. He was born in Wateringbury
and died in Galway
.
Leney made a single first-class appearance for Kent in 1905, having represented the Second XI since 1903. In the first innings of the match he played against Oxford University
, he scored 30 runs, and in the second innings he scored 9.
Leney continued to play for the Second XI through 1905 and into 1906. Leney played two matches for the MCC in a Brussels Exhibition Tournament in 1910. Leney's uncle, Herbert, played four first-class cricket matches for Kent.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
. He was born in Wateringbury
Wateringbury
Wateringbury is a village near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. The Wateringbury Stream flows into the River Medway just above Bow Bridge. It formerly powered three watermills in the village, one of which survives. Wateringbury railway station is on the Medway Valley Line.- Demography :As...
and died in Galway
Galway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
.
Leney made a single first-class appearance for Kent in 1905, having represented the Second XI since 1903. In the first innings of the match he played against Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
, he scored 30 runs, and in the second innings he scored 9.
Leney continued to play for the Second XI through 1905 and into 1906. Leney played two matches for the MCC in a Brussels Exhibition Tournament in 1910. Leney's uncle, Herbert, played four first-class cricket matches for Kent.
External links
- Frederick Leney at Cricket Archive