Leonard Hamilton (cricketer)

Leonard Hamilton
Personal information
Full name
Leonard Alison Hall Hamilton
Born(1862-12-23)23 December 1862
Mount Aboo, Rajputana, British India
Died14 March 1957(1957-03-14) (aged 94)
Umberleigh, Devon, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1890–1892Kent
FC debut8 May 1890 Kent v MCC
Last FC8 June 1893 MCC v Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 21
Runs scored 645
Batting average 18.42
100s/50s 1/3
Top score 117*
Balls bowled 70
Wickets 2
Bowling average 25.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/24
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: CricInfo, 19 October 2017

Colonel Leonard Alison Hall Hamilton (23 December 1862 – 14 March 1957) was an Indian born British Army officer and an amateur first-class cricketer. He was born in 1862 at the Mount Aboo Hill Station in Rajputana in what was then British India, the second son of Colonel George Harrison.[1]

Hamilton served in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry for 30 years, retiring with the rank of colonel before the First World War. He played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club. He died at Umberleigh in Devon in 1957 aged 94.[2]