Walter Lees
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Walter Lees England (ENG) |
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Batting style | Right-hand bat | |
Bowling type | Right-arm medium-fast | |
Tests | First-class | |
Matches | 5 | 364 |
Runs scored | 66 | 7642 |
Batting average | 11.00 | 17.13 |
100s/50s | -/- | 2/17 |
Top score | 25* | 137 |
Balls bowled | 1256 | 69778 |
Wickets | 26 | 1402 |
Bowling average | 17.96 | 21.40 |
5 wickets in innings | 2 | 97 |
10 wickets in match | - | 20 |
Best bowling | 6/78 | 9/81 |
Catches/stumpings | 2/- | 125/- |
Test debut: 2 January 1906 |
Walter Scott Lees (born December 25, 1875, Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, died September 10, 1924, West Hartlepool, County Durham) was an English cricketer who played in 5 Tests against South Africa in 1906.
In a career with Surrey lasting from 1896 to 1911, he took 1331 wickets for the county in first-class cricket, which puts him eighth on the Surrey all-time list. He took over a hundred wickets for the county in each of the seven consecutive seasons from 1903 to 1909. His best innings analysis of 9/81 was achieved against Sussex at Eastbourne in 1905.
He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1906.
[edit] References
- Cricinfo
- Wisden CoY article
- Surrey County Cricket Club First-Class Records 1846-2000, Limited Overs Records 1963-2000, pub. Surrey County Cricket Club, 2001.