Cholmeley Austen-Leigh
Personal information
Full name
Cholmeley Austen-Leigh
Born26 September 1829
Tring, Hertfordshire, England
Died30 September 1899(1899-09-30) (aged 70)
Kingston, Surrey, England
BattingUnknown
RelationsArthur Austen-Leigh (brother)
Charles Austen-Leigh (brother)
Spencer Austen-Leigh (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1862Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 22
Batting average 11.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 14
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 October 2020

Cholmeley Austen-Leigh (26 September 1829 – 30 September 1899) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.

The son of The Reverend James Edward Austen-Leigh and his wife Emma, he was born at Tring in September 1829.[1] His father was a nephew to the novelist Jane Austen.[2] He was educated at Winchester College, before going up to Trinity College, Oxford from where he graduated in 1851. His association with Trinity College continued after his graduation, with Austen-Leigh being a fellow of the college from 1852 to 1864.[3] A student of Lincoln's Inn, he was called to the bar to practice as a barrister in April 1856.[4]

He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Sussex at Hove in 1862.[5] Batting twice in the match, he was run out for 14 runs in the MCC first innings, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 8 runs by Arthur Chapman.[6] Austen-Leigh was on the council of King's College London and was a partner in the printing company, Eyre & Spottiswoode.[2] He married Melesina Mary Chenevix Trench in 1864, the daughter of Richard Chenevix Trench who was Archbishop of Dublin.[4] Austen-Leigh died at Kingston in September 1899.[7] His brothers, Arthur, Charles and Spencer were all first-class cricketers.

References

  1. ↑ "Cholmeley Austen-Leigh". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 Winchester College, 1836–1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. 1907. p. 78.
  3. ↑ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Leigh, Cholmeley Austen" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  4. 1 2 Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. p. 724.
  5. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Cholmeley Austen-Leigh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sussex v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1862". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  7. ↑ Sussex Agricultural Express . 6 October 1899. p. 4
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