Len Dolding

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Desmond Leonard Dolding was born on 13th December 1922 and died following a road accident on 23rd November 1954. The car was being driven by Middlesex team-mate Sid Brown and it collided with a trolley bus in Wembley on November 12, 1954.

He was a bomber pilot during the Second World War.

He was a fine footballer playing as a winger for Chelsea (27 league appearances in 1946 - 1948) and Norwich City (12 appearances). He played non-league football for Wealdstone, Dover and Margate.

He was on the MCC staff for seven years. His main claim to fame on the cricket pitch was as a 12th Man for England in the Lord's Test of 1949. He played only once for Middlesex, in 1951, but as a right-arm leg-break bowler took part in many games for MCC.

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Wisden's Cricketers Almanac 1955