Leslie Sears

Leslie Daniel Sears (12 January 1901 – 27 June 1992) was an English cricketer. Sears was a left-handed batsman. He was born at Wokingham, Berkshire.

Leslie Sears

Personal information
Full name	Leslie Daniel Sears
Born	12 January 1901 Wokingham, Berkshire, England
Died	27 June 1992 (aged 91) Amesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1934–1935	Berkshire
1925	Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 18 Batting average 4.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 16 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 October 2011

Sears made two first-class appearances for Essex against Worcestershire and Derbyshire in the 1925 County Championship,[1] scoring 18 runs at an average of 4.50, with a high score of 16.[2] He later played for Berkshire, making his debut for his native county against Wiltshire in the 1933 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Berkshire in 1934 and 1935, making thirteen appearances.[3]

He died at Amesbury Abbey, Wiltshire on 27 June 1992. His son, also called Leslie, played for Berkshire and later served as the counties chairman from 1983 to 2004. His grandson's, Jamie and Richard, also played for Berkshire.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Leslie Sears". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Leslie Sears". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
3. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Leslie Sears". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2011.

External links

• Leslie Sears at ESPNcricinfo
• Leslie Sears at CricketArchive