Personal information | ||||
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Full name | Leonidas Cecil Bott | |||
Born | 14 July 1889 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
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Died | 21 August 1969 Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
(aged 80)|||
Batting style | Right-handed | |||
Bowling style | Right-arm medium pace | |||
Role | Batsman | |||
Domestic team information | ||||
Years | Team | |||
1912–25 | Western Australia | |||
First-class debut | 25 Oct 1912 Western Australia v South Australia | |||
Last First-class | 21 Nov 1925 Western Australia v South Australia | |||
Career statistics | ||||
Competition | F/C | |||
Matches | 14 | |||
Runs scored | 400 | |||
Batting average | 16.66 | |||
100s/50s | 0/1 | |||
Top score | 54 | |||
Balls bowled | 214 | |||
Wickets | 4 | |||
Bowling average | 31.75 | |||
5 wickets in innings | 0 | |||
10 wickets in match | 0 | |||
Best bowling | 2/3 | |||
Catches/stumpings | 7/- | |||
Source: CricketArchive, 14 November 2011 |
Leonidas Cecil Bott (14 July 1889 – 21 August 1968) was an Australian cricketer and engineer who played 14 first-class matches for Western Australia between 1912 and 1925. Born in Adelaide, Bott was educated at Perth Boys' School and Christian Brothers' College, and later received a scholarship to study at the University of Adelaide. He played WACA grade cricket with North Fremantle, Perth, North Perth and Mount Lawley, and also played a number of games for Western Australia before and after the First World War, captaining the side in two matches in 1922 and 1924.[1] Bott worked as an engineer, and was involved in the construction of the Kalgoorlie–Port Augusta railway in 1912.[2] He later served as assistant-superintending engineer at the Victorian Postmaster-General's Department.[3] In 1953, he was awarded the Coronation Medal of Queen Elizabeth II.[4]