Leonard Micklem (12 March 1845 — 7 July 1919) was an English first-class cricketer and railway secretary.
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| Full name | Leonard Micklem | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 1845 Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 July 1919 (aged 74) Elstree, Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| 1869 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 October 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Life edit
The son of Nathaniel Micklem, he was born in March 1845 at Henley-on-Thames. The Micklem's were an old Nonconformist family. He was educated at Eton College,[1] before going up to Merton College, Oxford.[2] He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Oxford University Cricket Club at Oxford in 1869.[3] Batting once in the match, he was dismissed for 9 runs in the MCC first innings by Bernard Pauncefote.[4] As a cricketer he was described by Wisden while playing school cricket for Eton as "a good and sure bat, playing in splendid form; a great punisher of loose bowling; a brilliant field at long-leg, a fine thrower and safe catch."[5] Micklem was a prominent figure in the Brazilian railway industry, being elected secretary to the Bahia and San Francisco Railway Company in March 1880.[6] He died at Elstree in July 1919.[5]
Family edit
From his first marriage to Dora Emily Weguelin, Micklem had as son the clergyman Philip Micklem,. Another son, from his second marriage to Nanette Fenwick, was Robert Micklem, a Commander in the Royal Navy.
References edit
- ^ Eton College Register 1862–1868. Eton: Spottiswoode & Co. 1903. p. 38.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Leonard Micklem". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1869". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Wisden - Other deaths in 1919". ESPNcricinfo. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ Herapath's Railway Journal. Vol. 42. 1880. pp. 375–6.