Frederick Leveson Gower

Who was Frederick Leveson Gower?

Reverend Frederick Archibald Gresham Leveson-Gower was an English cricketer. Leveson-Gower was a right-handed batsman who played as a wicketkeeper.

He was the fifth son of Granville William Gresham Leveson-Gower. Leveson-Gower was educated at Winchester College, where he represented the college cricket team. Later he was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford.

Leveson-Gower made his first-class debut for Oxford University in 1891 against Lancashire. Leveson-Gower next represented the University in 1894, during which season he played four matches for the University, with his final match coming against Essex. In 1894 Leveson-Gower played his only match for the Gentlemen of the South against the Players of the South.

In 1895 Leveson-Gower played two first-class matches for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University and Cambridge University. Leveson-Gower also made his debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club during the 1895 season against Oxford University. Leveson-Gower played four first-class matches for the club, with his final match for the club coming against Yorkshire in 1901.