Leo Price

Cricket Player

1899 – 1943

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Who was Leo Price?

Herbert Leo Price was a sportsman and schoolmaster. He achieved the unusual feat of playing rugby and hockey for England on consecutive Saturdays. He also played first-class cricket with Oxford University.

In rugby, Price, a flanker, won his first two international caps for England in the 1922 Five Nations Championship with appearances against Ireland and Scotland. In the Championship the following year, Price helped his country to claim the Grand Slam and scored tries when England took on both Wales and Ireland. His career was interrupted for two seasons by injuries, but he continued playing for the Harlequins until 1932.

The talented sportsman played two first-class cricket matches during the 1920s, both for Oxford University. He debuted against the Army in 1920, opening the batting and made 14 followed by a duck. His performance in his next match, against Middlesex in 1922, wasn't much better and he again scored a duck opening the batting but improved in the second innings with 32 not out. His elder brother Vincent, also an outstanding athlete at Oxford, played beside him in the Middlesex match. After Oxford Price played for the Free Foresters.

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Born
Jun 21, 1899
Sutton
Lived in
  • Sutton
Died
Jul 18, 1943
Victoria Park, Manchester

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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