Les Ames
English cricketer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Les Ames?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
For the Australian footballer, see Les Ames (footballer).
Leslie Ethelbert George Ames CBE (3 December 1905 – 27 February 1990) was a wicket-keeper and batsman for the England cricket team and Kent County Cricket Club. In his obituary, Wisden described him as the greatest wicket-keeper-batsman of all time. He is the only wicket-keeper-batsman to score a hundred first-class centuries.
Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Leslie Ethelbert George Ames | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1905-12-03)3 December 1905 Elham, Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 27 February 1990(1990-02-27) (aged 84) Canterbury, Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Legbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Test debut (cap 244) | 17 August 1929 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 3 March 1939 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1926–1951 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: CricInfo, 11 June 2012 |
Close