Leonard Francis Casey (7 May 1888 – 8 October 1964) was a New Zealand cricketer who played six matches of first-class cricket for Otago between the 1920–21 and 1922–23 seasons.

Leonard Casey
Personal information
Full name
Leonard Francis Casey
Born(1888-05-07)7 May 1888
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died8 October 1964(1964-10-08) (aged 76)
Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1920/21–1922/23Otago
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 91
Batting average 10.11
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 25*
Balls bowled 916
Wickets 16
Bowling average 28.12
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/51
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: CricInfo, 27 February 2024

Casey was born at Dunedin in 1888. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, his best first-class figures were 4 for 51 against Auckland in the Plunket Shield in 1921–22.[1]

Casey worked for 41 years for the New Zealand Government Life Insurance Department. He managed the department's branches in Greymouth and Hamilton before being appointed to manage the Christchurch branch in 1941. He retired in 1947.[2] He died at home in Riccarton, Christchurch, in 1964. He and his wife had three children.[3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Auckland v Otago 1921-22". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Government Life Insurance: Christchurch Manager Retires". Press: 4. 11 December 1947.
  3. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 31. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
  4. ^ "Deaths". Press: 26. 9 October 1964.

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