Full Name

Kathryn Maria Leng

Born

September 28, 1973, Pudsey, Yorkshire

Age

49y 177d

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Legbreak

A classy top-order bat and deceptive leg-spin bowler, Yorkshire's Kathryn Leng made history in 2001 as the first woman to play an inter-UCCE match, for Leeds-Bradford.

Leng was England U19 Captain for two years before making her senior debut in 1995. She scored her maiden Test century against New Zealand in 1996, where she plundered 144 runs.

In 2002, Leng and Sarah Collyer were dropped from England's one-day squad for the tri-series against India and New Zealand after taking an unauthorized holiday in Tenerife. But the invaluable Leng was not banished for long as she was called into the Test team to face India in August, and she did enough to be picked to tour Australia in the winter where she played her latest Test to date.


Wisden Cricinfo staff September 2004

Career Averages
Batting & Fielding
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
WTEST1219143614424.221020
WODI565057118015.8001140
Bowling
FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
WTEST12161429676173/495/8339.762.8384.0000
WODI56401461976334/314/3129.574.0044.2200
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Kathryn Leng - Portrait
Kathryn Leng looks behind to see the bails flying after being bowled
Opening batter Kathryn Leng showing some form before she got bowled by Cathryn Fitzpatrick
Kathryn Leng during her innings of 46 against South Africa
Kathryn Leng batting
Kathryn Leng at the BIL Oval, Lincoln