Leslie Kidd

Infobox Old Cricketer


nationality = Irish
country = Ireland
country abbrev = Ire
picture = E_L_Kidd.jpg
name = Leslie Kidd
batting style = Right-handed batsman
bowling style = Leg spin
FCs = 147
FC runs = 5113
FC bat avg = 24.94
FC 100s/50s = 6/22
FC top score = 167
FC balls = 6830
FC wickets = 186
FC bowl avg = 24.62
FC 5s = 8
FC 10s = 1
FC best bowling = 8/49
FC catches/stumpings = 131/0
debut date = 9 May
debut year = 1910
last date = 14 June
last year = 1930
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26799/26799.html Cricket Archive

Eric Leslie Kidd (born 18 October 1889 in Westminster, London, England; died 2 July 1984 in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland) [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26799/26799.html Cricket Archive profile] ] was an English-born Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler, he played 147 first-class cricket matches, mostly for Middlesex, and played for the Ireland cricket team on six occasions. [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/ire156.htm CricketEurope Stats Zone profile] ]

Biography

The grandson of Joseph Kidd (1824-1918) and son of Percy Marmaduke Kidd (1851-1942), both eminent doctors, E. L. Kidd was educated at Wellington College, and went on to study at Cambridge University [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/24418.html Cricinfo profile] ] where he made his first-class debut, playing for the university team against Essex in May 1910 and gained his blue when he played against Oxford University later in the year. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26799/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Leslie Kidd] at Cricket Archive] He remained in the University side for four years and also began to play county cricket for Middlesex, making his debut for them in August 1910 against Yorkshire.

He also played for the MCC and in a few Gentlemen v Players matches, and at the outbreak of World War I was considered as someone who could possibly play Test cricket for England.

After the war, he had moved to Dublin where he worked for Guinness, and his appearances for Middlesex became rather sporadic by the standards of the time, only playing when on vacation from work in Dublin. He made his debut for Ireland in August 1921, playing against Scotland in a first-class match.

He continued with his occasional appearances for Middlesex, occasionally appearing for other first-class teams such as the Free Foresters, and played for Ireland five more times, once against Scotland and four times against the MCC. His last game for Ireland was in August 1930 against the MCC in Dublin, His last game for Middlesex was a County Championship match against Essex in June 1928,whilst his final first-class match was for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University, for whom he played his first first-class match.

tatistics

In matches for Ireland, Kidd scored 376 runs at an average of 34.18, with a top score of 73 against Scotland in July 1925. He took 23 wickets at an average of 20.00, with best bowling figures of 5/63 against the MCC in August 1924, the only time he took five wickets in an innings for Ireland. In first-class cricket, he scored 5113 runs at an average of 24.94, with a top score of 167 for Cambridge University against Sussex in 1912.Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1985 [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228591.html Obituaries] ] He took 186 wickets at an average of 24.62, with best innings bowling of 8/49 also for Cambridge University against Sussex, this time in 1911. His highest first-class score for Middlesex was 150 not out [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26799/f_Batting_by_Team.html First-class batting by team by Leslie Kidd] at Cricket Archive] and his best bowling for them was 4/39. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26799/f_Bowling_by_Team.html First-class bowling by team by Leslie Kidd] at Cricket Archive]

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