Full Name

William Heneage Legge (Viscount Lewisham)

Born

May 06, 1851, Westminster, London

Died

March 11, 1936, Patshull House, Staffordshire, (aged 84y 310d)

Also Known As

succeeded as 6th Earl of Dartmouth in 1891

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Slow

As Viscount Lewisham he played cricket with much enthusiasm, but did not succeed in getting into either the Eton or Oxford XI. He often took part in MCC matches, and captained the House of Commons XI. Closely connected with Kent cricket he was President of the County Club in 1888. Five years later he became MCC President and was trustee of the club. He was Governor of I Zingari and for 40 years President of the Staffordshire County Club.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

The Sixth Earl of Dartmouth was a far more colourful character than the brief Wisden obituary suggests. While no great cricketer, as his failure to make the Eton XI implies, he nevertheless played minor county cricket for four counties (connections mattered as much as ability) and turned down a chance to play for a fifth (Devon), the offer coming on the spurious logic that his title took the name of a town in the county! He was described as "a good average bat, sow round-arm bowler and in the field is generally a long-stop". He was a Conservative MP from 1878 to 1891 when he succeeded to the earldom.
Martin Williamson

Viscount Lewisham Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC1222924*-0000

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC1000-----000

Debut/Last Matches of Viscount Lewisham

FC Matches

Span
1877 - 1877