Full name Leslie Fletcher Townsend
Born June 8, 1903, Long Eaton, Derbyshire
Died February 17, 1993, Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand (aged 89 years 254 days)
Major teams England, Auckland, Derbyshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 4 | 6 | 0 | 97 | 40 | 16.16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
First-class | 493 | 786 | 75 | 19555 | 233 | 27.50 | 22 | 102 | 241 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 4 | 8 | 399 | 205 | 6 | 2/22 | 4/73 | 34.16 | 3.08 | 66.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 493 | 65764 | 22984 | 1088 | 8/26 | 21.12 | 2.09 | 60.4 | 51 | 16 |
Test debut | West Indies v England at Georgetown, Feb 21-26, 1930 scorecard |
Last Test | India v England at Chennai, Feb 10-13, 1934 scorecard |
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First-class span | 1922 - 1939 |
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1934