William Leach (cricketer, born 1883)
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Full name | William Robert Ronald Leach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 3 April 1883 Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 December 2019 |
William Robert Ronald Leach (3 April 1883 – 1 November 1969) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.
The son of Major-General Edmund Leach and Frances Elizabeth Ince, he was born at Kensington in April 1883.[1] He was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy in September 1902,[2] with promotion to lieutenant following in April 1905.[3] Leach later made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Royal Navy against the British Army cricket team at Lord's in 1913.[4] He took 3 wickets in the Army first-innings, dismissing Douglas Robinson, Arthur Turner and Francis Wilson to finish with figures of 3 for 61. He was dismissed by Francis Wyatt in both the Royal Navy innings', with the Army winning the match by 10 wickets.[5]
After serving in the
References
- ^ a b "The Leach family of Castlemartin". The Pembrokeshire Historian. 7: 51. 1981. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "No. 27610". The London Gazette. 30 October 1903. p. 6611.
- ^ "No. 27781". The London Gazette. 4 April 1905. p. 2544.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Leach". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Army v Royal Navy, 1913". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "No. 31724". The London Gazette. 9 January 1920. p. 332.
- ^ "No. 32812". The London Gazette. 6 April 1923. p. 2563.