Leonard Graham
Encyclopedia
Leonard Graham was an English
cricket
er. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Essex
. He was born in Leyton
and died in Kensington
.
A lower-order batsman, Graham made two appearances for the side during the 1926 season, scoring a total of 14 runs. Graham died at the age of 61.
Graham was also a talented association footballer and represented England in two internationals in 1925, against Scotland and Wales.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
. He was born in Leyton
Leyton
Leyton is an area of north-east London and part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, located north east of Charing Cross. It borders Walthamstow and Leytonstone; Stratford in Newham; and Homerton and Lower Clapton in the London Borough of Hackney....
and died in Kensington
Kensington
Kensington is a district of west and central London, England within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. An affluent and densely-populated area, its commercial heart is Kensington High Street, and it contains the well-known museum district of South Kensington.To the north, Kensington is...
.
A lower-order batsman, Graham made two appearances for the side during the 1926 season, scoring a total of 14 runs. Graham died at the age of 61.
Graham was also a talented association footballer and represented England in two internationals in 1925, against Scotland and Wales.
External links
- Leonard Graham at Cricket Archive
- England F.C. profile