Kathryn Maria Leng[1] (born 28 September 1973 in Pudsey) is a former English cricketer for England Women, Yorkshire and Bradford/Leeds UCCE.[2]

Kathryn Leng
Personal information
Full name
Kathryn Maria Leng
Born (1973-09-28) 28 September 1973 (age 51)
Pudsey, Yorkshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 116)17 November 1995 v India
Last Test22 February 2003 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 65)18 July 1995 v Netherlands
Last ODI7 February 2003 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1989–2004Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 12 56 13 160
Runs scored 436 711 436 2,762
Batting average 24.22 15.80 22.94 21.92
100s/50s 1/0 0/1 1/0 0/13
Top score 144 80 144 91
Balls bowled 1,429 1,461 1,531 4,904
Wickets 17 33 19 120
Bowling average 39.76 29.57 37.84 23.94
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/49 4/31 3/49 4/31
Catches/stumpings 2/– 14/– 2/– 45/–
Source: CricketArchive, 14 February 2021

Born in Pudsey, Yorkshire,[2] Leng was U-19 captain for England Women and first played for the senior squad in a One-Day International in 1995. In April 1999, Leng played for Yorkshire Bank first team in the Bradford Cricket League, the first woman to play in that league, and became the first woman to play inter UCCE cricket in 2001.[1] She was dropped from England's one-day squad in 2002 after taking an unauthorized holiday in Tenerife.[3] Although she was recalled for the 2003 tour of Australia, her last Test match was in February 2003. Her highest Test score came in 1996, with 144 against New Zealand, which is the record for the highest individual score by any cricketer when batting at number 7 position or lower in Women's Test history.[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kathryn Leng: England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Kathryn Leng". BBC News. 7 August 2002. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. ^ Aldred, Tanya (7 July 2002). "A woman's place: obscurity, hard work, no reward". The Guardian.
  4. ^ "Records | Women's Test matches | Batting records | Most runs in an innings (by batting position) | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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