Les Ames

Les Ames
Ames in about 1930
Personal information
Full name
Leslie Ethelbert George Ames
Born(1905-12-03)3 December 1905
Elham, Kent, England
Died27 February 1990(1990-02-27) (aged 84)
Canterbury, Kent, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 244)17 August 1929 v South Africa
Last Test3 March 1939 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1926–1951Kent
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 47 593
Runs scored 2,434 37,248
Batting average 40.56 43.51
100s/50s 8/7 102/176
Top score 149 295
Balls bowled 1,383
Wickets 24
Bowling average 33.37
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/23
Catches/stumpings 74/23 703/418
Source: CricInfo, 11 June 2012

Leslie Ethelbert George Ames CBE (3 December 1905 – 27 February 1990) was a wicket-keeper and batsman for the England cricket team and Kent County Cricket Club. In his obituary, Wisden described him as the greatest wicket-keeper-batsman of all time. He is the only wicket-keeper-batsman to score a hundred first-class centuries.