- Lees Whitehead
Lees Whitehead was a first class cricketer who played 119 games for
Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1889 and 1904. He also appeared in 15 games forMarylebone Cricket Club (1890-1903) and for Wembley Park (1896) and Over 30 (1901) in first class games.In 136 matches overall, he scored 2,433 runs as a right handed batsman, with a highest score of 67* against
Somerset CCC . He took 79 catches in the field and took 109 wickets with his right arm fast bowling, with a best of 6 for 45 against M.C.C., at an average of 25.67. He took 5 wickets in an innings 3 times. He stood as an umpire in at least 3 first class, non championship matches towards the end of his playing career.He was born on March 14, 1864 in Birchen Bank, Friarmere,
Yorkshire and died on November 22, 1913 inWest Hartlepool ,County Durham .References
* [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/23304.html Cricinfo Profile]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33810/33810.html Cricket Archive Statistics]
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