Lea Birch

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Lea Birch
Personal information
Full name
Lea Birch
Born17 January 1798
Cartmel, Lancashire, England
Died13 June 1868(1868-06-13) (aged 70)
Totnes, Devon, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
RelationsScholes Birch (son)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 26
Batting average 8.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 11
Balls bowled 156
Wickets 8
Bowling average 11.50
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/40
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 December 2019

Lea Birch (17 January 1798 – 13 June 1868) was an English first-class cricketer.

Birch was born in January 1798 at Cartmel, Lancashire. He played first-class cricket on two occasions for Manchester, with both matches coming against Yorkshire in 1844 and 1845 at Moss Lane.[1] He scored 26 runs with a high score of 11 across his two appearances,[2] in addition to taking 8 wickets with best figures of 4 for 40.[3] He married Amy Downward in 1823, with the couple having three sons. Their son, Scholes, also played first-class cricket. Birch died in June 1868 at Totnes, Devon.

References

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Lea Birch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Lea Birch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Lea Birch". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

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