Leon Moore (8 February 1871 – 11 September 1934) was an Australian cricketer.[1] He played eleven first-class matches for New South Wales between 1892/93 and 1894/95.[2]
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Leonard David Moore |
| Born | 8 February 1871 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 11 September 1934 (aged 63) Maitland, New South Wales, Australia |
Source: Cricinfo, 9 January 2017 | |
Moore was a son of Jemmy Moore who represented New South Wales at State level in cricket. He began his cricket career playing for the Pearl Club in Maitland and he topped the clubs batting average for four consecutive seasons and in the 1892/93 club season he came to prominence by averaging 70.4 with the bat with a top score of 149 not out and taking 24 wickets at an average of 10.54. He played his first First-class match that season in which he scored fourteen in two hours, stonewalling at the instruction of Alec Bannerman.[3] He toured New Zealand with a NSW team in 1893/94 and later toured Queensland with a private team during which he scored 432 runs. When district cricket was established in NSW the Pearls cricket club was disbanded and Moore began playing for East End in district cricket. NSW cricket reverted to a club system at some point and he played for Standards and then Robins.[4]
Moore's New South Wales State career ended in 1895 when he moved to Fremantle, Western Australia, and a benefit cricket match was played for him with an accompanying concert in Maitland as a farewell.[5] He returned to Maitland after a short time, and renewed his association with the Robins cricket club,[6] and lived in the town for the rest of his life. He died after a ten-day illness in 1934.[7]
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- ^ "Leon Moore". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Leon Moore". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Cricket Chatter: Leon Moore". The Australian Star. Sydney, NSW. 2 January 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "The Late Mr. Leon Moore". The Scone Advocate. Scone, NSW. 18 September 1934. p. 2. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Farewell to Leon Moore". The Maitland Daily Mercury. Maitland, NSW. 16 September 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "The Late Mr. Leon Moore". The Scone Advocate. Scone, NSW. 18 September 1934. p. 2. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Mr. Leon Moore". The Scone Advocate. Scone, NSW. 14 September 1934. p. 2. Retrieved 31 December 2020.