Leslie 'Les' Austin Savill (born 30 June 1935) is a former English

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er. Savill was a right-handed batsman whose

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style is unknown. He was born in Brentwood,

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. Savill made his first-class debut for

against

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in the 1953

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. He played first-class cricket for Essex more from 1953 to 1961, making 125 appearances, with his final appearance coming against

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. In his 125 appearances for the county, he scored 3,919 runs at a batting average of 21.29, with fifteen half centuries, four centuries and a high score of 115. His highest first-class score came against

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in 1959. Savill passed 1,000 runs for a season once, in 1959 when he scored 1,197 runs at an average of 32.35. His only first-class wicket was

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, who he dismissed for 130 when Essex played

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in 1959. His only bowling innings, which consisted of 2 overs was expensive, costing 26 runs. Following the end of his first-class career, he played a single

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match for

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in 1964 against

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