- Walter Lees
Infobox Historic Cricketer
nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = ENG
name = Walter Lees
picture = Cricket_no_pic.png
batting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Right-arm medium-fast
tests = 5
test runs = 66
test bat avg = 11.00
test 100s/50s = -/-
test top score = 25*
test balls = 1256
test wickets = 26
test bowl avg = 17.96
test 5s = 2
test 10s = -
test best bowling = 6/78
test catches/stumpings = 2/-
FCs = 364
FC runs = 7642
FC bat avg = 17.13
FC 100s/50s = 2/17
FC top score = 137
FC balls = 69778
FC wickets = 1402
FC bowl avg = 21.40
FC 5s = 97
FC 10s = 20
FC best bowling = 9/81
FC catches/stumpings = 125/-
debut date = 2 January
debut year = 1906
last date = 30 March
last year = 1906
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16242.htmlWalter Scott Lees (born
December 25 ,1875 ,Sowerby Bridge ,Yorkshire , diedSeptember 10 ,1924 ,West Hartlepool ,County Durham ) was an Englishcricket er who played in 5 Tests against South Africa in 1906.In a career with Surrey lasting from 1896 to 1911, he took 1331 wickets for the county in
first-class cricket , which puts him eighth on the Surrey all-time list. He took over a hundred wickets for the county in each of the seven consecutive seasons from 1903 to 1909. His best innings analysis of 9/81 was achieved against Sussex at Eastbourne in 1905.He was a
Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1906.References
* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16242.html Cricinfo]
* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/154775.html Wisden CoY article]
*"Surrey County Cricket Club First-Class Records 1846-2000, Limited Overs Records 1963-2000", pub. Surrey County Cricket Club, 2001.
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