Leslie Hyde Townsend (born 4 October 1914 at
Sydney, New South Wales,
Australia; died 30 January 1986) was an
Australian cricket Test match umpire.
He umpired one
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between
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at
Melbourne
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on 13 February to 18 February 1959, won by Australia by 9 wickets with a century to
Colin McDonald and 5 wickets each to
Alan Davidson and
Richie Benaud
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. Townsend’s partner in this match was
Ron Wright.
See also
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Australian Test Cricket Umpires
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1914 births
1986 deaths
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