Leslie Kidd

Eric Leslie Kidd (18 October 1889 – 2 July 1984) was an English-born Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler, he played 147 first-class cricket matches, mostly for Middlesex,

Biography Born on 18 October 1889 in Westminster, London, the grandson of Joseph Kidd (1824-1918) and son of Percy Marmaduke Kidd (1851-1942), both eminent doctors, E. L. Kidd was educated at Wellington College, and went on to study at Cambridge University where he made his first-class debut, playing for the university team against Essex in May 1910 and gained his blue when he played against Oxford University later in the year. He remained in the University side for four years

After the war, he had moved to Dublin where he worked for Guinness, He took 186 wickets at an average of 24.62, with best innings bowling of 8/49 and his best bowling for them was 4/39.