Leslie Prentice

Leslie Prentice
Personal information
Full name Leslie Roff Vincent Prentice
Born 1887
Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia
Died 13 August 1928(1928-08-13)
Harrold, Bedfordshire, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm slow
Role Bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1920–1923 Middlesex
1920–1922 HDG Leveson-Gower's XI
1920 Gentlemen of the South
First-class debut 13 May 1920 Middlesex v Oxford University
Last First-class 16 May 1923 Middlesex v Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 18
Runs scored 147
Batting average 6.39
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 42*
Balls bowled 1674
Wickets 31
Bowling average 33.29
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/95
Catches/stumpings 9/0
Source: CricketArchive, 31 December 2007

Leslie Roff Vincent Prentice (1887–1928) was an Australian born English cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm slow bowler, he had a brief first-class cricket career for Middlesex in the 1920s.[2]

Biography

Born in Melbourne in 1887,[2] Prentice played twice for the Federated Malay States against the Straits Settlements in 1913 and 1914.[3] He made his first-class debut in May 1920 when he played for Middlesex against Oxford University. In his second first-class match, a County Championship match against Warwickshire at Lord's,[4] he took 6/95 in the second innings,[5] his only five wicket haul in first-class cricket.[2]

He played three further County Championship matches for Middlesex in the 1920 season before playing two matches for HDG Leveson-Gower's XI against Oxford University and Cambridge University. He then played for the Gentlemen of the South against the Players of the South in July. In 1921, he played six times for Middlesex before another two matches for HDG Leveson-Gower's XI against the two university teams.[4]

He did not play for Middlesex in the 1922 season, playing just once for HDG Leveson-Gower's XI against Oxford University. He played his final first-class match in the 1923 season when he played for Middlesex against Oxford University.[4] He died on 13 August 1928 in Bedfordshire in 1928.[2]

References

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