Leon Hellmuth (14 August 1934 – 29 December 1981) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club in 1951 and 1952. He was born at Blackheath, London in 1934.[1]

Leon Hellmuth
Personal information
Full name
Leon Hellmuth
Born(1934-08-14)14 August 1934
Blackheath, London
Died29 December 1981(1981-12-29) (aged 47)
Sidcup, London Borough of Bexley
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951–1952Kent
FC debut28 July 1951 Kent v Essex
Last FC9 August 1952 Kent v Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 34
Batting average 2.83
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 11
Balls bowled 934
Wickets 8
Bowling average 47.87
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/11
Catches/stumpings 8/–
Source: CricInfo, 5 February 2012

Hellmuth, who was described by The Times in 1952 as "a batsman of undoubted promise",[2] made his first-class debut for Kent against Essex in the 1951 County Championship at Blackheath. He made a total of seven First XI appearances for the county, all of which came, other than his debut, in 1952, with his final first-class match being against Leicestershire. Hellmuth played 34 matches for the Kent Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship between 1951 and 1955.[3]

He died at Sidcup in the London Borough of Bexley in December 1981 aged 47.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Leon Hellmuth, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  2. ^ Cricket – Bucks headed for Championship, The Times, 16 September 1952, p.9. (The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 2020-12-24.)
  3. ^ Leon Hellmuth, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-11-02. (subscription required)
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