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Leslie Waghorn
Personal information
Full name
Leslie Arthur Waghorn
Born(1906-07-29)29 July 1906
Robertsbridge, Sussex, England
Died22 August 1979(1979-08-22) (aged 73)
Robertsbridge, Sussex, England
BattingLeft-handed
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1928 Marylebone Cricket Club
1926–1927 Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 14
Batting average 2.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 7
Balls bowled 492
Wickets 4
Bowling average 66.25
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/34
Catches/ stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 February 2012

Leslie Arthur Waghorn (29 July 1906 – 22 August 1979) was an English cricketer. Waghorn was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Robertsbridge, Sussex.

Waghorn made his first-class debut for Sussex against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in the 1926 County Championship. He made three further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against the touring New Zealanders in 1927. [1] In his four first-class matches for Sussex, Waghorn took 3 wickets at an average of 59.66, with best figures of 2/34. [2] With the bat, he scored just 14 runs at a batting average of 2.33, with a high score of 7. [3] In 1928, he made his final first-class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Derbyshire at Lord's. [1] In Derbyshire's first-innings of 353, he went wicketless from his fourteen overs. In the Marylebone Cricket Club's first-innings of 355, Waghorn was dismissed for a duck by Leslie Townsend. He did take a sole wicket in Derbyshire's second-innings, that of Jim Hutchinson, while in the Marylebone Cricket Club's second-innings he wasn't required to bat, with the match ending in a victory by 7 wickets for the Marylebone Cricket Club. [4]

He died at the village of his birth on 22 August 1979.

References

  1. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Leslie Waghorn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  2. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Leslie Waghorn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Leslie Waghorn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Derbyshire, 1928". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Leslie Waghorn
Personal information
Full name
Leslie Arthur Waghorn
Born(1906-07-29)29 July 1906
Robertsbridge, Sussex, England
Died22 August 1979(1979-08-22) (aged 73)
Robertsbridge, Sussex, England
BattingLeft-handed
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1928 Marylebone Cricket Club
1926–1927 Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 14
Batting average 2.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 7
Balls bowled 492
Wickets 4
Bowling average 66.25
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/34
Catches/ stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 February 2012

Leslie Arthur Waghorn (29 July 1906 – 22 August 1979) was an English cricketer. Waghorn was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Robertsbridge, Sussex.

Waghorn made his first-class debut for Sussex against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in the 1926 County Championship. He made three further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against the touring New Zealanders in 1927. [1] In his four first-class matches for Sussex, Waghorn took 3 wickets at an average of 59.66, with best figures of 2/34. [2] With the bat, he scored just 14 runs at a batting average of 2.33, with a high score of 7. [3] In 1928, he made his final first-class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Derbyshire at Lord's. [1] In Derbyshire's first-innings of 353, he went wicketless from his fourteen overs. In the Marylebone Cricket Club's first-innings of 355, Waghorn was dismissed for a duck by Leslie Townsend. He did take a sole wicket in Derbyshire's second-innings, that of Jim Hutchinson, while in the Marylebone Cricket Club's second-innings he wasn't required to bat, with the match ending in a victory by 7 wickets for the Marylebone Cricket Club. [4]

He died at the village of his birth on 22 August 1979.

References

  1. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Leslie Waghorn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  2. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Leslie Waghorn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Leslie Waghorn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Derbyshire, 1928". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 February 2012.

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