Antony Lea

Who is Antony Lea?

Antony Edward Lea is a former English cricketer. Lea was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.

While studying for his degree at Cambridge University, Lea made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Leicestershire in 1984. He made 21 further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Oxford University in 1986. In his 22 first-class appearances, he scored 772 runs at an average of 19.79, with a high score of 119. His highest score, which was his only first-class century, came against Essex in 1984. With the ball, he took 8 wickets at a bowling average of 36.50, with best figures of 3/61.

In 1988, he made a single Minor Counties Championship appearance for Staffordshire against Cambridgeshire. He next played for Staffordshire in two MCCA Knockout Trophy matches in 1990, playing Oxfordshire. Later in the 1993 season, Lea played a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match for Herefordshire against Staffordshire.