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| Full name | Leslie Henry Staverton Mathews | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 March 1875 Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 April 1946 (aged 71) Fulham, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1897 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 June 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Leslie Henry Staverton Mathews (1 March 1875 – 7 April 1946) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.
Mathews was born at Kensington in March 1875. He was educated at St Paul's School, before going up to Balliol College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1897 against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia at Oxford and the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's.[2] Mathews also boxed as a heavyweight for Oxford against Cambridge in 1897.[3]
After graduating from Oxford, he became an assistant master at St Paul's in 1899.[1] Mathews died at Fulham in April 1946.[3]
References
- 1 2 Gardiner, Robert Barlow (1906). The Admission Registers of St. Paul's School from 1876 to 1905. Bell. p. 147.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Leslie Mathews". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- 1 2 "Wisden - Obituaries in 1946". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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