Frederick Leveson-Gower (cricketer)
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Reverend Frederick Archibald Gresham Leveson-Gower (20 February 1871 – 3 October 1946) was an English
cricket
er. Leveson-Gower was a right-handed batsman who played as a wicketkeeper.
He was the fifth son of Granville William Gresham Leveson-Gower. Leveson-Gower was educated at Winchester College
, where he represented the college cricket team. Later he was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford
.
Leveson-Gower made his first-class debut for Oxford University
in 1891 against Lancashire
. Leveson-Gower next represented the University in 1894, during which season he played four matches for the University, with his final match coming against Essex
. In 1894 Leveson-Gower played his only match for the Gentlemen of the South against the Players of the South.
In 1895 Leveson-Gower played two first-class matches for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University and Cambridge University
. Leveson-Gower also made his debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club
during the 1895 season against Oxford University. Leveson-Gower played four first-class matches for the club, with his final match for the club coming against Yorkshire
in 1901. In his four matches for the club Leveson-Gower scored 126 runs at a batting average
of 18.00, with a single half century score of 86 against Oxford University in 1896.
In 1899 Leveson-Gower made his debut for Hampshire
against Sussex
. Leveson-Gower played one further matches for the county, in 1900 against Lancashire. He was appointed vicar of Linton
in 1901.
In 1909 Leveson-Gower played for his brother's XI against Cambridge University and Oxford University. Leveson-Gower scored a single half century score of 58.
Leveson-Gower died at Folkestone
, Kent
on 3 October 1946.
both played Test cricket
for England. His uncle Edward Chandos Leigh
also played first-class cricket.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
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. Leveson-Gower was a right-handed batsman who played as a wicketkeeper.
He was the fifth son of Granville William Gresham Leveson-Gower. Leveson-Gower was educated at Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
, where he represented the college cricket team. Later he was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
.
Leveson-Gower made his first-class debut for 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...
in 1891 against Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
. Leveson-Gower next represented the University in 1894, during which season he played four matches for the University, with his final match coming against Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
. In 1894 Leveson-Gower played his only match for the Gentlemen of the South against the Players of the South.
In 1895 Leveson-Gower played two first-class matches for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University and Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
. Leveson-Gower also made his debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club
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...
during the 1895 season against Oxford University. Leveson-Gower played four first-class matches for the club, with his final match for the club coming against Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
in 1901. In his four matches for the club Leveson-Gower scored 126 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 18.00, with a single half century score of 86 against Oxford University in 1896.
In 1899 Leveson-Gower made his debut for Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
. Leveson-Gower played one further matches for the county, in 1900 against Lancashire. He was appointed vicar of Linton
Linton, Kent
Linton is a village and civil parish in the Maidstone District of Kent, England. The parish is located on the southward slope of the Greensand ridge, south of Maidstone on the A229 Hastings road....
in 1901.
In 1909 Leveson-Gower played for his brother's XI against Cambridge University and Oxford University. Leveson-Gower scored a single half century score of 58.
Leveson-Gower died at Folkestone
Folkestone
Folkestone is the principal town in the Shepway District of Kent, England. Its original site was in a valley in the sea cliffs and it developed through fishing and its closeness to the Continent as a landing place and trading port. The coming of the railways, the building of a ferry port, and its...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
on 3 October 1946.
Family
Leveson-Gower's brother H.D.G. Leveson Gower and son-in-law Errol HolmesErrol Holmes
Errol Reginald Thorold Holmes, born at Calcutta on 21 August 1905 and died in London on 16 August 1960, was a cricketer who played for Oxford University, Surrey and England....
both played Test cricket
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
for England. His uncle Edward Chandos Leigh
Edward Chandos Leigh
Sir Edward Chandos Leigh, KCB, KC, was born in Stoneleigh Abbey, Warwickshire on 22 December 1832, died in London on 18 May 1915.Edward Chandos Leigh’s cricketing career and first class stats might be considered average but he was a popular choice as President of the MCC in its first centenary year...
also played first-class cricket.
External links
- Frederick Leveson-Gower at CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- Frederick Leveson-Gower at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...
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