Leonard Hamilton (cricketer)

Leonard Hamilton
Personal information
Full name
Leonard Alison Hall Hamilton
Born(1862-12-23)23 December 1862
Mount Aboo, Rajputana, British India
Died14 March 1957(1957-03-14) (aged 94)
Umberleigh, Devon, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1890–1892Kent
FC debut8 May 1890 Kent v MCC
Last FC8 June 1893 MCC v Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 21
Runs scored 645
Batting average 18.42
100s/50s 1/3
Top score 117*
Balls bowled 70
Wickets 2
Bowling average 25.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/24
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: CricInfo, 19 October 2017

Colonel Leonard Alison Hall Hamilton (23 December 1862 – 14 March 1957) was an Indian born British Army officer and an amateur first-class cricketer. He was born in 1862 at the Mount Aboo Hill Station in Rajputana in what was then British India, the second son of Colonel George Harrison.

Hamilton served in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry for 30 years, retiring with the rank of colonel before the First World War. He played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club. He died at Umberleigh in Devon in 1957 aged 94.