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Leveson Gower in the late 1890s
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| Full name | Henry Dudley Gresham Leveson Gower | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 May 1873 Titsey Place, Surrey, England |
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| Died | 1 February 1954 (aged 80) Kensington, London, England |
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| Nickname | Shrimp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 166) | 1 January 1910 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 3 March 1910 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1895–1920 | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1893–1896 | Oxford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 11 November 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sir Henry Dudley Gresham Leveson Gower (/ˈluːsən ˈɡɔər/ LOO-sen GORE; 8 May 1873 – 1 February 1954) was an English cricketer from the Leveson-Gower family. He played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Surrey and captained England in Test cricket. His school nickname "Shrimp" remained with him through his life, but few cricket sources refer to him by anything other than his initials. He was a selector for the England cricket team, and a cricketing knight.
Leveson Gower was born in Titsey Place near Oxted in Surrey, the seventh of twelve sons of Granville William Gresham Leveson-Gower JP DL FSA, by his wife The Hon Sophia Leveson Gower LJStJ (née Leigh). His father was a great-great grandson of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower (descending from his youngest son, John), and served as Liberal MP for two years for Reigate from 1863 to 1865. His mother was the daughter of Chandos Leigh, 1st Baron Leigh and sister of Sir Edward Chandos Leigh QC and James Wentworth Leigh. His uncles, and brothers Frederick Leveson-Gower and velyn Marmaduke Gresham Leveson-Gower, also played first-class cricket.
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