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{{Infobox cricketer | {{Infobox cricketer | ||
| | | name = Antony Legard | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| country = England | | country = England | ||
| fullname = Antony Ronald Legard | | fullname = Antony Ronald Legard | ||
| nickname = Loopy | | nickname = Loopy | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date|1912|1|17|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|1912|1|17|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Sialkot]], [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]], [[India]] <!--now Pakistan, but not in 1912--> | | birth_place = [[Sialkot]], [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]] <!--now Pakistan, but not in 1912--> | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|8|22|1912|1|17|df=y}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|2004|8|22|1912|1|17|df=y}} | ||
| death_place = [[Kelsall]], Cheshire, England | | death_place = [[Kelsall]], Cheshire, England | ||
| batting = Right- | | batting = Right-handed | ||
| bowling = Right-arm medium | | bowling = Right-arm medium | ||
| club1 = [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]] | | club1 = [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]] | ||
| year1 = 1932–1935 | | year1 = {{nowrap|1932–1935}} | ||
| club2 = [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] | | club2 = [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] | ||
| year2 = 1935 | | year2 = 1935 | ||
| club3 = [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]] | | club3 = [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]] | ||
| year3 = 1943/44 | | year3 = 1943/44 | ||
| club4 = [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] | | club4 = [[Marylebone Cricket Club|MCC]] | ||
| year4 = 1952 | | year4 = 1952 | ||
| type1 = First-class | | type1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]] | ||
| debutdate1 = 11 May | | debutdate1 = 11 May | ||
| debutyear1 = 1932 | | debutyear1 = 1932 | ||
| debutfor1 = | | debutfor1 = Oxford Univ. | ||
| debutagainst1 = [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]] | | debutagainst1 = [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]] | ||
| lastdate1 = 9 September | | lastdate1 = 9 September | ||
| lastyear1 = 1952 | | lastyear1 = 1952 | ||
| lastfor1 = | | lastfor1 = MCC | ||
| lastagainst1 = [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]] | | lastagainst1 = [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]] | ||
| columns = 1 | | columns = 1 | ||
| column1 = [[First-class cricket| | | column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]] | ||
| matches1 = 36 | | matches1 = 36 | ||
| runs1 = 234 | | runs1 = 234 | ||
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| fivefor1 = 3 | | fivefor1 = 3 | ||
| tenfor1 = 0 | | tenfor1 = 0 | ||
| best bowling1 = | | best bowling1 = 7/36 | ||
| catches/stumpings1 = 17/ | | catches/stumpings1 = 17/– | ||
| date = 14 September | | date = 14 September | ||
| year = 2007 | | year = 2007 | ||
| source = http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/13/13920/13920.html | | source = http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/13/13920/13920.html CricketArchive | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Major (United Kingdom)|Major]] '''Antony Ronald Legard''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (17 January 1912 – 22 August 2004), nicknamed '''Loopy''',<ref> | [[Major (United Kingdom)|Major]] '''Antony Ronald Legard''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (17 January 1912 – 22 August 2004), nicknamed '''Loopy''',<ref> | ||
{{cite web | url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16414.html | title=Players and Officials – Antony Legard | | {{cite web | url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16414.html | title=Players and Officials – Antony Legard | access-date=14 September 2007 | publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> | ||
was an Indian-born English [[first-class cricket]]er who played 36 matches, mostly for [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]], in the 1930s. He also played twice for [[Free Foresters]] and had one match each for [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]], the [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]] in India and [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] (MCC). | was an Indian-born English [[first-class cricket]]er who played 36 matches, mostly for [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]], in the 1930s. He also played twice for [[Free Foresters]] and had one match each for [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]], the [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]] in India and [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] (MCC). | ||
Legard made his first-class debut for Oxford against [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]] at [[The University Parks]] in May 1932; he took four wickets, including that of [[Alan Shipman]] in both innings.<ref> | Legard made his first-class debut for Oxford against [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]] at [[The University Parks]] in May 1932; he took four wickets, including that of [[Alan Shipman]] in both innings.<ref> | ||
{{cite web | url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/14/14193.html | title=Oxford University v Leicestershire in 1932 | | {{cite web | url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/14/14193.html | title=Oxford University v Leicestershire in 1932 | access-date=14 September 2007 | publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref> | ||
He played consistently that season, including against the [[South American cricket team in England in 1932|South Americans]] (on their only first-class tour) when he scored 38, the only time he ever passed 20.<ref> | He played consistently that season, including against the [[South American cricket team in England in 1932|South Americans]] (on their only first-class tour) when he scored 38, the only time he ever passed 20.<ref> | ||
{{cite web | url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/14/14263.html | title=Oxford University v South Americans in 1932 | | {{cite web | url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/14/14263.html | title=Oxford University v South Americans in 1932 | access-date=14 September 2007 | publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref> | ||
Later in the year he was selected for the [[Varsity Match (cricket)|Varsity Match]] against [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]] at [[Lord's]], where he took six wickets in a drawn match.<ref> | Later in the year he was selected for the [[Varsity Match (cricket)|Varsity Match]] against [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]] at [[Lord's]], where he took six wickets in a drawn match.<ref> | ||
{{cite web | url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/14/14342.html | title=Oxford University v Cambridge University in 1932 | | {{cite web | url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/14/14342.html | title=Oxford University v Cambridge University in 1932 | access-date=14 September 2007 | publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref> | ||
Legard played for much of the 1933 season, but was not selected for the Varsity Match, and did not appear at all in 1934.<ref name="wisden-obit"> | Legard played for much of the 1933 season, but was not selected for the Varsity Match, and did not appear at all in 1934.<ref name="wisden-obit"> | ||
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However, 1935 saw him once again picked for the Lord's game, and once again perform excellently: he obtained career-best figures of 7–36 in the second innings with what his ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' obituary called a "devastating" opening spell of swing bowling.<ref name="wisden-obit" /> | However, 1935 saw him once again picked for the Lord's game, and once again perform excellently: he obtained career-best figures of 7–36 in the second innings with what his ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' obituary called a "devastating" opening spell of swing bowling.<ref name="wisden-obit" /> | ||
Even so, a powerful Cambridge side won the game by a wide margin.<ref> | Even so, a powerful Cambridge side won the game by a wide margin.<ref> | ||
{{cite web | url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/15/15484.html | title=Oxford University v Cambridge University in 1935 | | {{cite web | url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/15/15484.html | title=Oxford University v Cambridge University in 1935 | access-date=14 September 2007 | publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref> | ||
That game marked his last appearance for Oxford, but less than a fortnight later he played his one and only [[County Championship]] match, appearing for Worcestershire at [[County Ground, Northampton|Northampton]]. He took no wickets, but his 18 from number eleven in the first innings was a useful contribution to Worcestershire's eventual 30-run victory.<ref> | That game marked his last appearance for Oxford, but less than a fortnight later he played his one and only [[County Championship]] match, appearing for Worcestershire at [[County Ground, Northampton|Northampton]]. He took no wickets, but his 18 from number eleven in the first innings was a useful contribution to Worcestershire's eventual 30-run victory.<ref> | ||
{{cite web | url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/15/15513.html | title=Northamptonshire v Worcestershire in 1935 | | {{cite web | url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/15/15513.html | title=Northamptonshire v Worcestershire in 1935 | access-date=14 September 2007 | publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref> | ||
The remainder of Legard's first-class career consisted of four matches spread over almost a decade: one for Europeans against [[Hindus cricket team|Hindus]] in the [[Bombay Pentangular]] — the Europeans were thrashed by an innings and 209 runs, but Legard claimed four wickets<ref> | The remainder of Legard's first-class career consisted of four matches spread over almost a decade: one for Europeans against [[Hindus cricket team|Hindus]] in the [[Bombay Pentangular]] — the Europeans were thrashed by an innings and 209 runs, but Legard claimed four wickets<ref> | ||
{{cite web | url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/17/17389.html | title=Europeans v Hindus in 1943/44 | | {{cite web | url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/17/17389.html | title=Europeans v Hindus in 1943/44 | access-date=14 September 2007 | publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref> | ||
— two appearances for Free Foresters against Cambridge University, and finally (aged 40) a one-off appearance for MCC against [[Irish cricket team|Ireland]] in Dublin.<ref> | — two appearances for Free Foresters against Cambridge University, and finally (aged 40) a one-off appearance for MCC against [[Irish cricket team|Ireland]] in Dublin.<ref> | ||
{{cite web | url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20430.html | title=Ireland v Marylebone Cricket Club in 1952 | | {{cite web | url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/20/20430.html | title=Ireland v Marylebone Cricket Club in 1952 | access-date=14 September 2007 | publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref> | ||
Legard was educated at [[Winchester College]] and [[Trinity College, Oxford]]. During [[World War II]] he served in the [[Royal Engineers]] and was appointed MBE (military) in 1940 "for distinguished services in the field."<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34932 |supp=y |date=27 August 1940 |page=5213}}</ref> Later he worked for [[Imperial Chemical Industries|ICI]].<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Mosley |editor-first=Charles |editor-link=Charles Mosley (genealogist) |title=[[Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage]] |edition=107th |publisher=Genealogical Books |location=Wilmington, Delaware |year=2003 |volume=2 |page=2285}}</ref> | Legard was educated at [[Winchester College]] and [[Trinity College, Oxford]]. During [[World War II]] he served in the [[Royal Engineers]] and was appointed MBE (military) in 1940 "for distinguished services in the field."<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34932 |supp=y |date=27 August 1940 |page=5213}}</ref> Later he worked for [[Imperial Chemical Industries|ICI]].<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Mosley |editor-first=Charles |editor-link=Charles Mosley (genealogist) |title=[[Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage]] |edition=107th |publisher=Genealogical Books |location=Wilmington, Delaware |year=2003 |volume=2 |page=2285}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Imperial Chemical Industries people]] | [[Category:Imperial Chemical Industries people]] | ||
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| Full name | Antony Ronald Legard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 1912 Sialkot, Punjab, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 August 2004 (aged 92) Kelsall, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Loopy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1932–1935 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1935 | Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1943/44 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952 | MCC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 11 May 1932 Oxford Univ. v Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 9 September 1952 MCC v Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Major Antony Ronald Legard MBE (17 January 1912 – 22 August 2004), nicknamed Loopy,[1] was an Indian-born English first-class cricketer who played 36 matches, mostly for Oxford University, in the 1930s. He also played twice for Free Foresters and had one match each for Worcestershire, the Europeans in India and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
Legard made his first-class debut for Oxford against Leicestershire at The University Parks in May 1932; he took four wickets, including that of Alan Shipman in both innings.[2] He played consistently that season, including against the South Americans (on their only first-class tour) when he scored 38, the only time he ever passed 20.[3] Later in the year he was selected for the Varsity Match against Cambridge University at Lord's, where he took six wickets in a drawn match.[4]
Legard played for much of the 1933 season, but was not selected for the Varsity Match, and did not appear at all in 1934.[5] However, 1935 saw him once again picked for the Lord's game, and once again perform excellently: he obtained career-best figures of 7–36 in the second innings with what his Wisden obituary called a "devastating" opening spell of swing bowling.[5] Even so, a powerful Cambridge side won the game by a wide margin.[6]
That game marked his last appearance for Oxford, but less than a fortnight later he played his one and only County Championship match, appearing for Worcestershire at Northampton. He took no wickets, but his 18 from number eleven in the first innings was a useful contribution to Worcestershire's eventual 30-run victory.[7]
The remainder of Legard's first-class career consisted of four matches spread over almost a decade: one for Europeans against Hindus in the Bombay Pentangular — the Europeans were thrashed by an innings and 209 runs, but Legard claimed four wickets[8] — two appearances for Free Foresters against Cambridge University, and finally (aged 40) a one-off appearance for MCC against Ireland in Dublin.[9]
Legard was educated at Winchester College and Trinity College, Oxford. During World War II he served in the Royal Engineers and was appointed MBE (military) in 1940 "for distinguished services in the field."[10] Later he worked for ICI.[11]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Players and Officials – Antony Legard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
- ↑ "Oxford University v Leicestershire in 1932". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
- ↑ "Oxford University v South Americans in 1932". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
- ↑ "Oxford University v Cambridge University in 1932". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Obituary. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2005.
- ↑ "Oxford University v Cambridge University in 1935". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
- ↑ "Northamptonshire v Worcestershire in 1935". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
- ↑ "Europeans v Hindus in 1943/44". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
- ↑ "Ireland v Marylebone Cricket Club in 1952". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
- ↑ "No. 34932". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 August 1940. p. 5213.
- ↑ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. Vol. 2 (107th ed.). Wilmington, Delaware: Genealogical Books. p. 2285.