Leonard Horridge

Leonard Horridge (18 August 1907 – 1 September 1976) was an English cricketer. Horridge was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Adlington, Lancashire.

Leonard Horridge
Personal information
Full name
Leonard Horridge
Born(1907-08-18)18 August 1907
Adlington, Lancashire, England
Died1 September 1976(1976-09-01) (aged 69)
Preston, Lancashire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1928–1930Minor Counties
1927–1929Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 57
Batting average 11.40
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 15
Balls bowled 174
Wickets 3
Bowling average 26.33
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/46
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 May 2012

Horridge made two first-class appearances for Lancashire in the 1927 County Championship, against Northamptonshire and Leicestershire, and a further first-class appearance against the Minor Counties in 1930,[1] scoring a total of 33 runs at an average of 16.50,[2] while with the ball he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 26.33, with best figures of 2/46.[3] Although these were his only first-class appearances for the county, he did represent the county Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship, making 42 appearances from 1927 to 1930.[4] This also allowed him to be selected for a combined Minor Counties team, making two first-class appearances for it, against the touring West Indians in 1928 and Lancashire in 1930,[1] scoring a total of 24 runs.[2]

He died at Preston, Lancashire, on 1 September 1976.

References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by Leonard Horridge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Leonard Horridge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Leonard Horridge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  4. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Leonard Horridge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
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