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{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name =
| image =
| country = England
| international =
| fullname = Edward Buchanan Leigh
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|6|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Vacoas-Phoenix|Vacoas]], [[Mauritius|British Mauritius]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1994|8|15|1913|6|19|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Petersfield]], [[Hampshire]], [[England]]
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[off break]]
| role =
| family = [[John Buchanan (cricketer, born 1887)|John Buchanan]] (uncle)
| club1 = [[Bihar cricket team|Bihar]]
| year1 = 1936/37–1937/38
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = [[Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club|Buckinghamshire]]
| year2 = 1934
| clubnumber2 =
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 2
| runs1 = 29
| bat avg1 = 7.25
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = 13
| deliveries1 = 6
| wickets1 = –
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
| date = 27 June
| year = 2011
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/30778.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Edward Buchanan Leigh''' (19 June 1913 – 15 August 1994) was an English [[cricket]]er. Leigh was a right-handed [[batsman (cricket)|batsman]] who bowled right-arm [[off break]]. He was born at [[Vacoas-Phoenix|Vacoas]], [[Mauritius|British Mauritius]].

Leigh played [[Minor Counties Championship]] cricket for [[Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club|Buckinghamshire]], making three appearances against [[Hertfordshire County Cricket Club|Hertfordshire]], [[Bedfordshire County Cricket Club|Bedfordshire]] and [[Oxfordshire County Cricket Club|Oxfordshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13923/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Edward Leigh|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=27 June 2011}}</ref> Later serving in the [[British Raj|Raj]], Leigh made two [[first-class cricket|first-class]] appearances for [[Bihar cricket team|Bihar]]. The first came in 1936 against [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]], with Leigh being dismissed in Bihars' first-innings for 11 runs by [[Probodh Dutt]]. In their second-innings, he scored 13 runs before being dismissed by the same bowler.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/16/16046.html|title=Bengal v Bihar, 1936/37 Ranji Trophy|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=27 June 2011}}</ref> His second first-class appearance came the following year against the same opposition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13923/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Edward Leigh|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=27 June 2011}}</ref> In this second match, Leigh was dismissed for a single run in Bihars' first-innings by [[Jitendra Banerjee]], while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 4 runs by [[Tom Longfield]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/16/16449.html|title=Bengal v Bihar, 1937/38 Ranji Trophy|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=27 June 2011}}</ref>

He died at [[Petersfield]], [[Hampshire]] on 15 August 1994.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/30778.html Edward Leigh] at [[ESPNcricinfo]]
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13923/13923.html Edward Leigh] at CricketArchive

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[[Category:1913 births]]
[[Category:1994 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Plaines Wilhems District]]
[[Category:English cricketers]]
[[Category:Buckinghamshire cricketers]]
[[Category:Bihar cricketers]]

Edward Leigh cricketer born 1913 - Revision history

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