Charles Austen-Leigh
English cricketer, painter and art collector
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Charles Edward Austen-Leigh (30 June 1832 – 17 November 1924) was an English first-class cricketer and Principal Clerk of Committees in the House of Commons.
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| Full name | Charles Edward Austen-Leigh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 1832 Tring, Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 November 1924 (aged 92) Alfriston, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Arthur Austen-Leigh (brother) Cholmeley Austen-Leigh (brother) Spencer Austen-Leigh (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1862–1863 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 September 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of The Reverend James Edward Austen-Leigh and his wife Emma, he was born at Tring in June 1832.[1] His father was a nephew to the novelist Jane Austen.[2] He was educated firstly at Winchester College, before transferring to Harrow School which he attended until 1851.[3] From Harrow he went up to Balliol College, Oxford.[4] He played first-class cricket in 1861 and 1862, making two appearances for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Sussex and Middlesex,[5] scoring 16 runs and taking 3 wickets.[6][7] Austen-Leigh later served as Principal Clerk of Committees in the House of Commons from 1892 until his retirement in 1897.[3][8] He died, aged 92, at Alfriston in November 1924.[9] His brothers, Arthur, Cholmeley and Spencer were all first-class cricketers.