Leigh Alexander
For other people named Leigh Alexander or Lee Alexander, see Lee Alexander.
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| Full name | Leigh Arbuthnot Alexander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
4 July 1898 Umzinto, Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
28 April 1943 (aged 44) Burma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 14 January 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lieutenant-Colonel Leigh Arbuthnot Alexander (4 July 1898 – 28 April 1943) was a career soldier and battalion commander. He also played first-class cricket in three matches in the 1920s. He was born at Umzinto, Colony of Natal, South Africa, and he was killed in action in Burma.
Alexander was the son of Major William Alexander and Ethel Rubina Arbuthnot and brother of Gilbert Alexander.
He commanded the 3rd Bn, 2nd Gurkha Rifles, and took part in the 1st Chindit expedition, a deep penetration raid behind Japanese lines, with the 77th Indian Infantry Brigade, when he died during the operation. His is buried in Taukkyan War Cemetery.[1]
- Teams: Europeans (India) (Main FC: 1922/23-1926/27)
- Lists of matches and more detailed statistics
- First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1922/23-1926/27)
- M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct
- Overall 3 6 1 79 20 15.80 0 0 1
- First-Class Career Bowling (1922/23-1926/27)
- Balls Mdns Runs Wkts BB Ave 5wI 10wM SRate Econ
- Overall 126 3 65 3 2-14 21.66 0 0 42.00 3.09