Les Savill

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Les Savill
Personal information
Full nameLeslie Austin Savill
Born (1935-06-30) 30 June 1935 (age 84)
Brentwood, Essex, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19531961 Essex
1964 Devon
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches125
Runs scored3,919
Batting average 21.29
100s/50s4/15
Top score115
Balls bowled12
Wickets 1
Bowling average 26.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling1/26
Catches/stumpings 50/
Source: Cricinfo, 21 April 2011

Leslie 'Les' Austin Savill (born 30 June 1935) is a former English cricketer. Savill was a right-handed batsman whose bowling style is unknown. He was born in Brentwood, Essex.

Savill made his first-class debut for Essex against Glamorgan in the 1953 County Championship. He played first-class cricket for Essex more from 1953 to 1961, making 125 appearances, with his final appearance coming against Surrey. [1] In his 125 appearances for the county, he scored 3,919 runs at a batting average of 21.29, with fifteen half centuries, four centuries and a high score of 115. [2] His highest first-class score came against Cambridge University in 1959. [3] Savill passed 1,000 runs for a season once, in 1959 when he scored 1,197 runs at an average of 32.35. [4] His only first-class wicket was George Dews, who he dismissed for 130 when Essex played Worcestershire in 1959. [5] His only bowling innings, which consisted of 2 overs was expensive, costing 26 runs. [6]

Following the end of his first-class career, he played a single Minor Counties Championship match for Devon in 1964 against Berkshire. [7]

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References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by Les Savill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Les Savill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  3. "Cambridge University v Essex, 1959". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  4. "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Les Savill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  5. "Essex v Worcestershire, 1959 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  6. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Les Savill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  7. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Les Savill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 April 2011.