Charles Austen-Leigh

Charles Austen-Leigh
Personal information
Full name
Charles Edward Austen-Leigh
Born30 June 1832
Tring, Hertfordshire, England
Died17 November 1924(1924-11-17) (aged 92)
Alfriston, Sussex, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
RelationsArthur Austen-Leigh (brother)
Cholmeley Austen-Leigh (brother)
Spencer Austen-Leigh (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1862–1863Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 16
Batting average 4.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 10
Balls bowled 38
Wickets 3
Bowling average 4.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 2/6
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 September 2020

Charles Edward Austen-Leigh (30 June 1832 – 17 November 1924) was an English first-class cricketer and Principal Clerk of Committees in the House of Commons.

The son of The Reverend James Edward Austen-Leigh and his wife Emma, he was born at Tring in June 1832.[1] His father was a nephew to the novelist Jane Austen.[2] He was educated firstly at Winchester College, before transferring to Harrow School which he attended until 1851.[3] From Harrow he went up to Balliol College, Oxford.[4] He played first-class cricket in 1861 and 1862, making two appearances for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Sussex and Middlesex,[5] scoring 16 runs and taking 3 wickets.[6][7] Austen-Leigh later served as Principal Clerk of Committees in the House of Commons from 1892 until his retirement in 1897.[3][8] He died, aged 92, at Alfriston in November 1924.[9] His brothers, Arthur, Cholmeley and Spencer were all first-class cricketers.

  1. ^ "Charles Edward Austen-Leigh". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. ^ Elliott, Sir Ivo d'Oyle (1934). The Balliol College Register. Balliol College. p. 13.
  3. ^ a b Stephenson, P. K.; Dauglish, M. G. (1911). The Harrow School Register, 1800–1911. Longmans, Green and Co. p. 192.
  4. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Leigh, Charles Edward Austen" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  5. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Austen-Leigh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  6. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Austen-Leigh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  7. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Austen-Leigh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  8. ^ Who's Who. Baily Brothers. 1912. p. 1894.
  9. ^ Kent & Sussex Courier. 21 November 1924. p. 6