Leonard Monk
New Zealand cricketer
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Leonard Stanley Monk (14 November 1873 – 21 July 1948) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played one first-class match for Otago during 1901–02 season.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Leonard Stanley Monk |
| Born | 14 November 1873 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand |
| Died | 21 July 1948 (aged 74) Edgecliff, Sydney, Australia |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 May 2016 | |
Born at Dunedin in 1873,[2] Monk was a fast bowler of considerable pace.[3] After one first-class match in December 1901 in which he secured four wickets cheaply, and Otago won,[4] he left Dunedin to tour with the Hawtrey Comedy Company, which also fielded a cricket team on its tours.[5] He remained in the theatre as an actor and manager, touring in Australia and New Zealand.[6][7] He represented the Shakespearean actor Allan Wilkie in the 1920s.[8]
Monk served with the Australian forces in World War One.[9] He married Elsie Stephanie Austin in July 1934[10] and died at Edgecliff in Sydney in 1948 at the age of 74.[1]
