Legh Winser

Winser emigrated to Australia in 1909, becoming an orchardist at Blackwood, South Australia.^[3] He soon began playing cricket for South Australia, making his debut in first-class cricket in the 1913/14 Sheffield Shield against New South Wales.^[4] He played in three Shield matches that season and was a strong candidate to be a part of the Australia team to tour South Africa, which was cancelled due to the onset of World War I.^[1][5] He became the Private Secretary to Sir Henry Galway, the Governor of South Australia, in 1915. He would serve in his capacity as Private Secretary to a succession of governors.^[3]

He made his final appearances in first-class cricket in 1920, playing two matches for South Australia in the 1920–21 Sheffield Shield.^[4] He was the Australian Amateur golf champion in 1921.^[6] By the time of the infamous bodyline tour of 1932-33, Wisner was serving as the Private Secretary to Alexander Hore-Ruthven, who was in England at the time.^[1] Following the third Test match at Adelaide and the controversy that arose from it, Winser arranged for an urgent cable to be sent to Hore-Ruthven in England, urging him to make contact with the Dominions Office in order to avoid a full-scale diplomatic incident.^[7] He later retired to Barwon Heads, Victoria, where he died on 20 December 1983.^[1] At the time of his death he was the oldest living Sheffield Shield cricketer.^[1]

• Legh Winser at ESPNcricinfo