Geoffrey Lees

Who was Geoffrey Lees?

Geoffrey William Lees was an English cricketer and educator. Lees was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born at Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Lancashire, and was educated at the King's School, Rochester.

While studying at Downing College, Cambridge, Lees made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Essex at Fenner's. Cambridge University won the toss and elected to field, with Essex then making 224 all out in their first-innings. Cambridge University responded in their first-innings by making 299 all out, during which Lees was dismissed for 12 runs by David Gray. Cambridge University then made 275/5 declared in their second-innings, setting Cambridge University 201 for victory. In their second-innings chase, Lees was dismissed for a duck by Peter Smith, with the university reaching 134/7, at which point the match was declared a draw. He made a second first-class appearance in that season for the university against Middlesex at Fenner's. Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat first, making 283 all out, to which Cambridge University responded in their first-innings by making 217 all out, during which Lees was dismissed by Jim Sims for 15 runs. Middlesex then made 283/7 declared in their second-innings, which set the university a target of 350 for victory. However, in their second-innings chase they were dismissed for 291, with Lees being dismissed for a duck by Sims. Middlesex won the match by 58 runs.