Leslie Leopold McFarlane (19 August 1952 – 27 May 2019) was a Jamaican-born English

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er. McFarlane was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast pace. He was born at

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, Jamaica. He is best remembered for the County Championship match between Lancashire and Warwickshire in 1982. In Warwickshire's first innings, he was hit for over 8 runs an over as Geoff Humpage and

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put on a stand of 470. In Warwickshire's second innings, he took a career best 6 for 59 as Lancashire went on to win by ten wickets.

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