Leonard Casey
New Zealand cricketer
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Leonard Francis Casey (7 May 1888 – 8 October 1964) was a New Zealand cricketer who played six matches of first-class cricket for Otago between the 1920–21 and 1922–23 seasons.
Fullname
Leonard Francis Casey
Born7 May 1888
Dunedin, New Zealand
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died8 October 1964 (aged 76)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
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| Full name | Leonard Francis Casey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 May 1888 Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 October 1964 (aged 76) Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1920/21–1922/23 | Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 27 February 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Casey was born at Dunedin in 1888. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, his best first-class figures were 4 for 51 against Auckland in the Plunket Shield in 1921–22.[1]
Casey worked for 41 years for the New Zealand Government Life Insurance Department. He managed the department's branches in Greymouth and Hamilton before being appointed to manage the Christchurch branch in 1941. He retired in 1947.[2] He died at home in Riccarton, Christchurch, in 1964. He and his wife had three children.[3][4]
