Les Riley

Leslie Ernest Riley (26 January 1908 – 9 August 1999) was an English first-class cricketer of the 1930s who played for Auckland and Wellington in New Zealand.

Born in St Pancras, London, England, Riley moved to New Zealand and appeared in six first-class matches as a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He scored 164 runs, with a highest score of 67, and took 21 wickets.[1] He achieved his best bowling figures in his debut first-class match against Otago when he took 6 for 89 in the second innings.[2]

He toured Fiji with a New Zealand team in 1935–36, leading the bowling with 44 wickets in the non-first-class matches.[3]

Riley died aged 91 in Auckland, New Zealand.

References
  1. "Leslie Ernest Riley". CricketArchive.
  2. "Canterbury v Otago 1933–34". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  3. "Cricket in Fiji: Maoriland Team". New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXXIII, no. 22322. 21 January 1936. p. 4. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
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