Arthur Lee (cricketer)
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| Full name | Arthur Michael Lee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
22 August 1913 Liphook, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
14 January 1983 (aged 69) Midhurst, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Edward Lee (Father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1934–1935 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1933 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arthur Michael Lee DSC QC (22 August 1913 – 14 January 1983) was an English barrister and judge who had a brief career as a first-class cricketer. He was known as Michael Lee in his legal life.[1]
Lee was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin.[2] He made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1933 against Somerset. This was his only appearance for Hampshire.
In the 1934 season Lee made his debut for Oxford University against Free Foresters. He played for the University in two further first-class matches, one against a Minor Counties side in 1934 and a final match against Yorkshire in 1935.
Lee was educated at Winchester College and Brasenose College, Oxford.[3] He served in the Royal Navy in World War II and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross "for determination and skill in action against Enemy Submarines" while serving in HMS Wanderer.[4] After the war he became a lawyer, rising to become a judge in Hampshire. According to an obituary in The Times contributed by Lord Denning he was offered a position as a High court judge, but turned it down.[1] He died in hospital at Midhurst, Sussex on 14 January 1983.
Family
Lee's father, Edward Lee, represented Hampshire, Oxford University and the Marylebone Cricket Club in first-class cricket.
References
- 1 2 "Obituaries: His Hon A. M. Lee". The Times (61432). London. 17 January 1983. p. 12.
- ↑ "Player Profile: Arthur Lee". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ↑ LEE, His Honour Arthur Michael, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
- ↑ "No. 35357". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 November 1941. p. 6772.