Edward Leigh (cricketer, born 1913)

{{short description|English cricketer}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

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| country = England

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| fullname = Edward Buchanan Leigh

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|6|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Vacoas, British Mauritius

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1994|8|15|1913|6|19|df=yes}}

| death_place = Petersfield, Hampshire, England

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm off break

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| family = John Buchanan (uncle)

| club1 = Bihar

| year1 = 1936/37–1937/38

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| club2 = Buckinghamshire

| year2 = 1934

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| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = 29

| bat avg1 = 7.25

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 13

| deliveries1 = 6

| wickets1 = –

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–

| date = 27 June

| year = 2011

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/30778.html ESPNcricinfo

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Edward Buchanan Leigh (19 June 1913 – 15 August 1994) was an English cricketer. Leigh was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Vacoas, British Mauritius.

Leigh played Minor Counties Championship cricket for Buckinghamshire, making three appearances against Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Oxfordshire.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13923/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Edward Leigh|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=27 June 2011}} Later serving in the Raj, Leigh made two first-class appearances for Bihar. The first came in 1936 against Bengal, with Leigh being dismissed in Bihars' first-innings for 11 runs by Probodh Dutt. In their second-innings, he scored 13 runs before being dismissed by the same bowler.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/16/16046.html|title=Bengal v Bihar, 1936/37 Ranji Trophy|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=27 June 2011}} His second first-class appearance came the following year against the same opposition.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13923/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Edward Leigh|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=27 June 2011}} In this second match, Leigh was dismissed for a single run in Bihars' first-innings by Jitendra Banerjee, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 4 runs by Tom Longfield.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/16/16449.html|title=Bengal v Bihar, 1937/38 Ranji Trophy|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=27 June 2011}}

He died at Petersfield, Hampshire on 15 August 1994.