Leo Price
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Herbert Leo Price was an English rugby union player who represented the England national rugby union team
. He also played first-class cricket
with Oxford University
.
Price, a flanker, won his first two international caps for England in the 1922 Five Nations Championship
with appearances against Ireland and Scotland. In the Championship the following year
, Price helped his country to claim the Grand Slam and scored tries when England took on both Wales and Ireland.
The talented sportsman played two first-class cricket matches during the 1920s, both for Oxford University. He debuted against the Army in 1920, opening the batting and made 14 followed by a duck. His performance in his next match, against Middlesex
in 1922, wasn't much better and he again scored a duck opening the batting but improved in the second innings with 32 not out. Price's brother Vincent was also a first-class cricketer and played beside him in the Middlesex match.
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
. He also played first-class cricket
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...
with 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...
.
Price, a flanker, won his first two international caps for England in the 1922 Five Nations Championship
1922 Five Nations Championship
The 1922 Five Nations Championship was the eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship. Including the previous Home Nations Championships, this was the thirty-fifth series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby...
with appearances against Ireland and Scotland. In the Championship the following year
1923 Five Nations Championship
The 1923 Five Nations Championship was the ninth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship. Including the previous Home Nations Championships, this was the thirty-sixth series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby...
, Price helped his country to claim the Grand Slam and scored tries when England took on both Wales and Ireland.
The talented sportsman played two first-class cricket matches during the 1920s, both for Oxford University. He debuted against the Army in 1920, opening the batting and made 14 followed by a duck. His performance in his next match, against Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex 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 Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
in 1922, wasn't much better and he again scored a duck opening the batting but improved in the second innings with 32 not out. Price's brother Vincent was also a first-class cricketer and played beside him in the Middlesex match.