Edward Lee

Who was Edward Lee?

Edward Cornwall Lee was an English cricketer. Lee was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium.

Lee was educated at Winchester College, where he represented the college cricket team in two matches against Eton College, before moving up to Oxford University.

Lee made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1896 County Championship against Yorkshire at St George's Road, Harrogate. Lee played 46 first-class matches for Hampshire between 1896 and 1909, with his final match for Hampshire coming in the 1909 season against the touring Australians at the County Ground, Southampton. In Lee's 46 first-class matches for the county he scored 994 runs at a batting average of 14.61, with two half centuries and a high score of 54* against Yorkshire in 1901. With the ball, Lee took 2 wickets for the county at a bowling average of 74.77, with best figures of 2/0. In the field Ward took 26 catches.

In the 1897 season Lee made his debut for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's. Lee played 18 first-class matches for Oxford University between 1897 and 1900, with his final match for the University coming in the 1900 season against Sussex.