Shrimp Leveson Gower
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| H.D.G.Leveson Gower England (Eng) | ||
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman (RHB) | |
| Bowling type | Leg break | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 3 | 277 |
| Runs scored | 95 | 7638 |
| Batting average | 23.75 | 23.72 |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 4/42 |
| Top score | 31 | 155 |
| Balls bowled | 0 | 2261 |
| Wickets | 0 | 46 |
| Bowling average | n/a | 29.95 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 3 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 |
| Best bowling | n/a | 6/49 |
| Catches/stumpings | 1/0 | 103/0 |
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Test debut: 1 January, 1910 | ||
Sir Henry Dudley Gresham ("Shrimp") Leveson-Gower (pronounced "Loosen Gore") (8 May 1873-1 February 1954) was an English cricketer who played for Oxford University and Surrey as well as England. He captained England in all three of the test matches he played, winning one and losing two against South Africa in 1909/10, with Frederick Fane captaining on the other two test matches of the series. Leveson Gower was knighted for his services to cricket in 1953. He was president of Surrey in 1929.
| Preceded by: Archie MacLaren | English national cricket captain 1909/10 | Succeeded by: Johnny Douglas |
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Categories: 1873 births | 1954 deaths | English cricketers | Oxford University cricketers | Surrey cricketers | English test cricketers | English batsmen | English bowlers | English all-rounders | English cricket captains | Cricketing knights
