Les Savill
English cricketer
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Leslie 'Les' Austin Savill (born 30 June 1935) is a former English cricketer. Savill was a right-handed batsman whose bowling style is unknown. He was born in Brentwood, Essex.
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| Full name | Leslie Austin Savill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 1935 Brentwood, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1961 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 | Devon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 April 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Savill made his first-class debut for Essex against Glamorgan in the 1953 County Championship. He played first-class cricket for Essex more from 1953 to 1961, making 125 appearances, with his final appearance coming against Surrey.[1] In his 125 appearances for the county, he scored 3,919 runs at a batting average of 21.29, with fifteen half centuries, four centuries and a high score of 115.[2] His highest first-class score came against Cambridge University in 1959.[3] Savill passed 1,000 runs for a season once, in 1959 when he scored 1,197 runs at an average of 32.35.[4] His only first-class wicket was George Dews, who he dismissed for 130 when Essex played Worcestershire in 1959.[5] His only bowling innings, which consisted of 2 overs was expensive, costing 26 runs.[6]
Following the end of his first-class career, he played a single Minor Counties Championship match for Devon in 1964 against Berkshire.[7]