Leonard Irvine

Leonard Irvine
Personal information
Full name
Leonard George Irvine
Born(1906-01-11)11 January 1906
Bombay, British India
Died27 April 1973(1973-04-27) (aged 67)
Canterbury, Kent
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1926–1928Cambridge University
1927Kent
FC debut1 May 1926 Cambridge University v Middlesex
Last FC16 June 1928 Cambridge University v Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 28
Runs scored 154
Batting average 8.10
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 14*
Balls bowled 3.726
Wickets 98
Bowling average 23.33
5 wickets in innings 7
10 wickets in match 2
Best bowling 7/79
Catches/stumpings 13/–
Source: CricInfo, 21 November 2017

Colonel Leonard George Irvine (11 January 1906 – 27 April 1973) was a British Army doctor who served in the Royal Army Medical Corps before, during and after World War II. As a young man he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University.

Irvine was born at Bombay in British India in 1906.[1] He was educated at Taunton School and at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

  1. ^ Leonard Irvine, CricInfo. Retrieved 21 November 2017.