Leslie Craig (cricketer)
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| Full name | Leslie Craig | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 October 1904 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 October 1971 (aged 66) Willington Quay, Northumberland, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| 1928–1929 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Leslie Craig (14 October 1904 – 3 October 1971) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and medical doctor.
Craig was born at Edinburgh in October 1904. He was educated at George Watson's College, before matriculating to study medicine at both the University of Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow.[1] A club cricketer for Watsonians Cricket Club, he made two appearances for Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland, in 1928 at Edinburgh and 1929 at Dublin.[2] Playing as a wicket-keeper in the Scottish team, he took four catches and made a single stumping in his two matches, in addition to scoring 30 runs.[3] As a medical practitioner, Craig spent 40 years in England as a general practitioner in Tyneside. He died in October 1971 at Willington Quay, Northumberland; he was unmarried and had no children.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Obituary Notices". British Medical Journal. 4 (5782): 307. 30 October 1971. doi:10.1136/bmj.4.5782.306. PMC 1799530.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Leslie Craig". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Leslie Craig". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 July 2022.