Spencer Austen-Leigh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Spencer Austen-Leigh

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1834

Place of Birth: Speen, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 09-Dec-1913

Profession: cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Spencer Austen-Leigh (17 February 1834 – 9 December 1913) was an English cricketer.
Austen-Leigh was a right-handed batsman, although his bowling style is not known.
He was born at Speen, Berkshire, and was educated at Harrow School.
His name changed from Spencer Austen to Spencer Austen-Leigh in 1837.
He was the great-nephew of the author Jane Austen.Austen-Leigh made his first-class debut for the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Sussex and Kent at Lord's in 1857.
The following season he made a single first-class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University at the Magdalen Ground, Oxford.
Two years later, he made a first-class appearance for the Gentlemen of the Marylebone Cricket Club against the Gentlemen of Kent at the St Lawrence Ground.
In 1862, Austen-Leigh made his debut for Sussex against Kent at the Royal Brunswick Ground.
He made nine further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1866.
In his ten first-class matches for the county, he scored 155 runs at an average of 11.07, with a high score of 42.He died at Firle, Sussex, on 9 December 1913.
His brothers, Arthur, Cholmeley and Charles, all played first-class cricket.
Another brother, Augustus, was a Provost of King's College, Cambridge.