Leonard Pitchford (4 December 1900 – 10 May 1992) was an English

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

er. Pitchford was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Wing,

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. Pitchford made his

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debut for

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in 1933 against the Warwickshire Second XI. From 1933 to 1934, he represented the county in 6 Minor Counties matches, with his final appearance coming against the Kent Second XI. Pitchford played 2 first-class matches for

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in 1935 County Championship against Yorkshire and Warwickshire. In his 2 first-class matches, he scored 24 runs batting average of 12.00, with a high score of 14 *.First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Len Pitchford
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on 10 May 1992.

Family

His brother Harry played a single first-class match in 1928 for a combined Minor Counties team against the touring West Indians.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pitchford, Len 1900 births 1992 deaths People from Aylesbury Vale English cricketers Monmouthshire cricketers Glamorgan cricketers Cricketers from Buckinghamshire