Herbert Leaf

Herbert Leaf (10 October 1854 – 13 February 1936) was an English cricketer. Leaf was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Norwood, Surrey.

Herbert Leaf

Personal information
Full name	Herbert Leaf
Born	10 October 1854 Norwood, Surrey, England
Died	13 February 1936(1936-02-13) (aged 81) Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1877	Surrey
1876	Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 60 Batting average 8.57 100s/50s –/– Top score 18 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 April 2013

Educated at Harrow School, where he captained the school cricket team, and then at Trinity College, Cambridge, Leaf made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Surrey at Fenner's in 1876. He made three further first-class appearances for Cambridge University in that season, against the Gentlemen of England, Surrey, and the Marylebone Cricket Club. Described in Wisden as a "sound batsman and a smart fieldsman", Leaf scored a total of 52 runs in his four matches for the University, at average of 10.40 and a high score of 18. In 1877, he made a single first-class appearance for Surrey against Cambridge University at Fenner's.

While studying at the University of Cambridge, Leaf played tennis for the university against the University of Oxford. He later taught at Marlborough College in Wiltshire, and was mayor of Marlborough in 1906. He died at Marlborough on 13 February 1936.

His brother was Sir Walter Leaf.

External links

• Herbert Leaf at ESPNcricinfo
• Herbert Leaf at CricketArchive