Herbert Leaf

Herbert Leaf
Personal information
Full name
Herbert Leaf
Born10 October 1854
Norwood, Surrey, England
Died13 February 1936(1936-02-13) (aged 81)
Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1877Surrey
1876Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 60
Batting average 8.57
100s/50s –/–
Top score 18
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 April 2013

Herbert Leaf (10 October 1854 – 13 February 1936) was an English cricketer. Leaf was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Norwood, Surrey.

Educated at Harrow School, where he captained the school cricket team,[1] and then at Trinity College, Cambridge,[2] Leaf made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Surrey at Fenner's in 1876.[3] He made three further first-class appearances for Cambridge University in that season, against the Gentlemen of England, Surrey, and the Marylebone Cricket Club.[3] Described in Wisden as a "sound batsman and a smart fieldsman",[1] Leaf scored a total of 52 runs in his four matches for the University, at average of 10.40 and a high score of 18.[4] In 1877, he made a single first-class appearance for Surrey against Cambridge University at Fenner's.[3]

While studying at the University of Cambridge, Leaf played tennis for the university against the University of Oxford.[1] He later taught at Marlborough College in Wiltshire,[1] and was mayor of Marlborough in 1906.[2] He died at Marlborough on 13 February 1936.

His brother was Sir Walter Leaf.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Wisden - Obituaries in 1936". ESPNcricinfo. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Leaf, Herbert (LF873H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Herbert Leaf". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Herbert Leaf". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
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