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Philip Le Gros

1892 – 1980

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Lived 1892 – 1980 (aged 87). Philip Le Gros was a British cricketer.

Philip Walter Le Gros (3 October 1892 – 27 February 1980) was an English cricketer. Le Gros was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Reigate, Surrey.

Gros made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1912 Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire. He continued to play Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire following the First World War, representing the county from 1920 to 1935. He played a total of 80 Minor Counties Championship matches for Buckinghamshire. His first-class debut came for the Gentlemen of England against a Combined Services cricket team in 1920. He played two first-class matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club, one in 1921 against Oxford University, and one in 1922 against Cambridge University. He played his final first-class match for a combined Minor Counties cricket team against HDG Leveson-Gower's XI. It was in this match he scored his only half century, making 51 runs. He scored a total of 94 runs at an average of 15.66 in his 4 first-class matches.

He died at Richmond, Surrey, on 27 February 1980. His uncle, William Trask, was a first-class cricketer for Somerset.

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Who was Philip Le Gros?

cricketer (1892-1980)

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Philip Le Gros was born on 3 October 1892 in Reigate.

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Philip Le Gros died on 27 February 1980 in Richmond.

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Philip Le Gros was a cricketer.

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Philip Le Gros was British.

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· Wikipedia: Philip Le Gros

· Wikidata: Q7183960

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