Leonard Oscroft Lindley (22 February 1861 – 3 May 1915) was an English first-class cricketer and footballer.
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| Full name | Leonard Oscroft Lindley | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 February 1861 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 May 1915 (aged 54) Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Tinsley Lindley (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 8 September 2019 | |||||||||||||||
The son of Leonard Lindley, who was a lace dresser and Mayor of Nottingham in 1882, he was born at Nottingham in February 1861 and was educated at Nottingham High School. He played football mostly as a winger for Nottingham Forest,[1] debuting in 1878 against Spital United. He played for Nottingham Forest until 1881. Lindley also played first-class cricket on two occasions for the North of England in the North v South fixtures of 1884 and 1886, with both matches played at Lord's.[2] He scored 28 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 22.[3] He later became a partner in the family lace dressing business Lindley and Lindley, until its dissolution in 1897.[4] Lindley died in May 1915 at Kings Norton, Worcestershire. His brother, Tinsley Lindley, was an international footballer and first-class cricketer.
References edit
- ^ The Athletic News, Wednesday, 21 September 1881
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Leonard Lindley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Leonard Lindley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "No. 26845". The London Gazette. 23 April 1897. p. 2266.