Leslie Gay
Personal information
Full name
Leslie Hewitt Gay
Born(1871-03-24)24 March 1871
Brighton, Sussex, England
Died1 November 1949(1949-11-01) (aged 78)[1]
Sidmouth, Devon, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Relations
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 91)14 December 1894 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1891–1894Cambridge University
1894–1904Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
1894Somerset
1900Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition Tests FC
Matches 1 46
Runs scored 37 1005
Batting average 18.50 15.46
100s/50s 0/0 0/2
Top score 33 60*
Catches/stumpings 3/1 70/20
Source: CricketArchive, 17 December 2008
Association football career
Position(s) Goalkeeper
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1893–1894 England 3 (0)

Leslie Hewitt Gay (24 March 1871 – 1 November 1949) was a first-class cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Hampshire, Somerset and England. As a footballer, he played for Cambridge University, the Corinthians and England.[2]

Early life and education

Leslie Hewitt Gay was born on 24 March 1871 in Brighton, Sussex.[1]

Leslie Gay was educated at Marlborough, Brighton College and Clare College, Cambridge.[3]

Cricket career

An intermittent cricketer who had left the first-class game by 1904, Gay kept wicket for Cambridge in the Varsity match against Oxford University in 1892 and 1893, and after four games for Somerset in 1894 he was picked for the 1894-95 tour to Australia under Andrew Stoddart. Chosen only for the first Test match, he scored 33 and four and took three catches with one stumping.[4] He then disappeared from first-class cricket until a brief nine-match return with Hampshire in 1900.[2] Gay's cousin, Kingsmill Key, captained Surrey in the 1890s.[2]

Football career

As a football player, he represented Cambridge University as goalkeeper against Oxford University in 1892 and appeared for England against Scotland in 1893 and 1894, and against Wales in 1894. In 1900, Gay joined Southampton as reserve to fellow England goalkeeper, Jack Robinson, although he never played for the first team.[5]

He also represented Devon at golf.[2]

Military service

Gay served in World War I as a captain in the South Lancashire Regiment and then as a major in the Royal Defence Corps.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "England goalkeepers: Leslie Gay". Englandfootballonline. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "From the Archive: Somerset's First Test Player". Somerset CCC. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Gay, Leslie Hewitt (GY889LH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ↑ "1st Test, Sydney, Dec 14 - 20 1894, England tour of Australia". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Juson, Dave; Bull, David (2001). Full-Time at The Dell. Hagiology Publishing. p. 64. ISBN 0-9534474-2-1.
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