George Leycester
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George Hanmer Leycester was an English amateur cricket
er who made 50 known appearances in major cricket matches between 1790 and 1808.
Leycester was mainly associated with Surrey
but also represented the Marylebone Cricket Club
(MCC), of which he was a prominent early member. He was an occasional patron of cricket, his own team appearing in a couple of matches.
Leycester played for the Gentlemen in the inaugural and second Gentlemen v Players
matches in 1806.
He was educated at Eton
but little is known about Leycester. He is not mentioned in Scores & Biographies except in the scorecards.
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 who made 50 known appearances in major cricket matches between 1790 and 1808.
Leycester was mainly associated with Surrey
Surrey county cricket teams
Surrey county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. The first definite mention of cricket anywhere in the world is dated c.1550 in Guildford.-17th century:...
but also represented 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...
(MCC), of which he was a prominent early member. He was an occasional patron of cricket, his own team appearing in a couple of matches.
Leycester played for the Gentlemen in the inaugural and second Gentlemen v Players
Gentlemen v Players
The Gentlemen v Players game was a first-class cricket match that was generally played on an annual basis between one team consisting of amateurs and one of professionals . The first two games took place in 1806 but the fixture was not revived until 1819. It was more or less annual thereafter...
matches in 1806.
He was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
but little is known about Leycester. He is not mentioned in Scores & Biographies except in the scorecards.