Herbert Leney

Herbert Leney

Personal information
Full name	Herbert Leney
Born	8 September 1850 Wateringbury, Kent, England
Died	18 November 1915 (aged 65) West Farleigh, Kent, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm roundarm fast
Relations	Frederick Leney (nephew)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1873–1877	Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 58 Batting average 11.60 100s/50s –/– Top score 33 Balls bowled 12 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 April 2012

Herbert Leney (8 September 1850 – 18 November 1915) was an English cricketer. Leney was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. He was born at Wateringbury, Kent.

Leney made his first-class debut for Kent against WG Grace's XI in 1873 at the Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend. He made three further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Lancashire in 1877.^[1] In his four first-class matches, he scored a total of 58 runs at an average of 11.60, with a high score of 33.^[2]

He died at Smith's Hall, West Farleigh, Kent, on 18 November 1915. His nephew, Frederick Leney, also played first-class cricket.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Herbert Leney". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Herbert Leney". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

External links

• Herbert Leney at ESPNcricinfo
• Herbert Leney at CricketArchive