Leonidas Cecil Bott (14 July 1889 – 21 August 1968) was an Australian cricketer and engineer who played 14 first-class matches for Western Australia between 1912 and 1925. Born in Adelaide, Bott was educated at Perth Boys' School and Christian Brothers' College, and later received a scholarship to study at the University of Adelaide. He played WACA grade cricket with North Fremantle, Perth, North Perth and Mount Lawley, and also played a number of games for Western Australia before and after the First World War, captaining the side in two matches in 1922 and 1924.[1] Bott worked as an engineer, and was involved in the construction of the Kalgoorlie–Port Augusta railway in 1912.[2] He later served as assistant-superintending engineer at the Victorian Postmaster-General's Department.[3] In 1953, he was awarded the Coronation Medal of Queen Elizabeth II.[4]
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| Full name | Leonidas Cecil Bott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 July 1889 Adelaide, South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 August 1969 (aged 80) Perth, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1912/13–1925/26 | Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 25 October 1912 Western Australia v South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 21 November 1925 Western Australia v South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 14 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bott was named in the Perth Cricket Club Team of the Century in 2012.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ First-class matches played by Leonidas Bott – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ THE COMMONWEALTH GAZETTE – The Sunday Times. Published 16 June 1912. Retrieved from Trove, 14 November 2011.
- ^ REMINISCENCES OF MR. L. C. BOTT – The West Australian. Published 24 July 1935. Retrieved from Trove, 14 November 2011.
- ^ Queen Gives Coronation Medals To Many In West Australia – The West Australian. Published 3 June 1953. Retrieved from Trove, 14 November 2011.