Full name Herbert Leney Role Cricket Player Name Herbert Leney | 1873–1877 Kent Batting style Right-handed | |
Born 8 September 1850 ( 1850-09-08 ) Wateringbury, Kent, England Bowling style Right-arm roundarm fast Relations Frederick Leney (nephew) Died November 18, 1915, West Farleigh, United Kingdom | ||
Herbert Leney (8 September 1850 – 18 November 1915) was an English cricketer. Leney was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. He was born at Wateringbury, Kent.
Leney made his first-class debut for Kent against WG Grace's XI in 1873 at the Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend. He made three further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Lancashire in 1877. In his four first-class matches, he scored a total of 58 runs at an average of 11.60, with a high score of 33.
He died at Smith's Hall, West Farleigh, Kent, on 18 November 1915. His nephew, Frederick Leney, also played first-class cricket.
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