| Personal information | ||||
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| Full name | Geoffrey Bevington Legge | |||
| Born | 26 January 1903 Bromley, Kent, England |
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| Died | 21 November 1940 (aged 37) Brampford Speke, Devon, England |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right arm leg break | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | England | |||
| Test debut (cap 228) | 24 December 1927 v South Africa | |||
| Last Test | 24 February 1930 v New Zealand | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1924–1931 | Kent | |||
| 1925–1926 | Oxford University | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Tests | First-class | ||
| Matches | 5 | 147 | ||
| Runs scored | 299 | 4,955 | ||
| Batting average | 49.83 | 24.89 | ||
| 100s/50s | 1/0 | 7/16 | ||
| Top score | 196 | 196 | ||
| Balls bowled | 30 | 179 | ||
| Wickets | 0 | 8 | ||
| Bowling average | – | 22.62 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | – | 0 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | – | – | ||
| Best bowling | – | 3/23 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 1/– | 123/– | ||
| Source: Cricinfo, 21 March 2009 | ||||
Geoffrey Bevington Legge (26 January 1903, Bromley, Kent – 21 November 1940, Brampford Speke, Devon) was an English cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1927 to 1930. He died in flying accident while serving in the Fleet Air Arm.
After excelling at Malvern[1], where he was captain[2], Legge gained his blue for Oxford in 1925 and captained the University the following year.
He was awarded the captaincy of Kent in 1928 and led the county to second place in the County Championship behind Lancashire.
He toured South Africa in 1927 and New Zealand and Australia with MCC in 1929. He made 196 against New Zealand at Auckland and, although his Test career was brief, his batting average remains outstanding.
A fine slip fielder and occasional leg spinner, he played little after resigning the Kent captaincy in 1930 to pursue interests outside the game.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Evans |
Kent County Cricket Club captain 1928–1930 |
Succeeded by Percy Chapman and Bryan Valentine |