Edward Lee

Edward Cornwall Lee (18 June 1877 – 16 June 1942) was an English first-class cricketer. As a first-class cricketer, Lee was most active during the late 1890s and at the turn of the 20th-century, playing varsity cricket for Oxford University and county cricket for Hampshire. His first-class career cricket on an infrequent basis to 1909, with Lee making a total of 85 appearances.

Varsity and county cricket The son of Edward Arthur Lee, he was born at Torquay in June 1877. Lee was educated at Winchester College, where he represented the college cricket team in two matches against Eton College. Following the conclusion of his final year at Winchester, Lee made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Yorkshire at Harrogate in the 1896 County Championship. From Winchester, he matriculated to University College, Oxford. He also took his career best bowling figures of 6 for 42 that season for Oxford. He returned to Hampshire during the 1898 summer break, making nine appearances in the County Championship.

Lee toured North America with P. F. Warner's XI during the winter of 1898, In the 1899 English season, he resumed playing for Oxford University, making five appearances; he also appeared for an Oxford University Past and Present team against the touring Australians at Portsmouth. with the ball, Lee took 29 wickets for at a bowling average of 17.65, with him taking both his career five wicket hauls for Oxford. Alongside his cricket, Lee also played golf and ice hockey for the university. In 1901, he first played for the MCC against Oxford University, in addition to making six appearances for Hampshire in the County Championship. Following the tour, he played first-class cricket infrequently, with one appearance for Hampshire and five for the MCC prior to 1909. It was in 1909, that he made his final two first-class appearances, playing once for Hampshire against the touring Australians, and once for the MCC against Oxford University.

Lee later served in World War I, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery in August 1916, with promotion to lieutenant following in February 1918. He died at his Petersfield residence in June 1942. His son, Arthur, was also a first-class cricketer.