Stan Leadbetter
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| Full name | Stanley Austin Leadbetter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 May 1937 Stanion, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 December 2013 (aged 76) Kettering, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 March 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanley 'Stan' Austin Leadbetter (22 May 1937 – 13 December 2013) was an English first-class cricketer.
While undertaking his national service as a non-commissioned officer in the Royal Air Force, Leadbetter made his debut in first-class cricket for the Combined Services cricket team against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in 1956.[1] He made two further first-class appearances the following year, against Surrey and Warwickshire.[1] He scored a total of 112 runs across his three first-class matches, averaging 22.40, with a high score of 46.[2] He featured regularly for the Northamptonshire Second XI from 1953–1958, but did not feature for the first team.[3]
He died at Kettering in December 2013.[4]
References
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Stan Leadbetter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Stan Leadbetter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Stan Leadbetter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "No. 60748". The London Gazette. 9 January 2014. p. 406.
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