Les McFarlane

Les McFarlane
Personal information
Full name
Leslie Leopold McFarlane
Born(1952-08-19)19 August 1952
Portland, Surrey, Jamaica
Died27 May 2019(2019-05-27) (aged 66)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19891990Staffordshire
1986Bedfordshire
1985Glamorgan
19821984Lancashire
1981Bedfordshire
1979Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 56 33
Runs scored 127 18
Batting average 5.77 3.60
100s/50s / /
Top score 15* 6
Balls bowled 6,920 1,323
Wickets 102 30
Bowling average 40.58 30.50
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 6/59 4/18
Catches/stumpings 13/ 4/
Source: Cricinfo, 28 October 2012

Leslie Leopold McFarlane (19 August 1952 – 27 May 2019) was a Jamaican-born English cricketer. McFarlane was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast pace. He was born at Portland, Jamaica.

He is best remembered for the County Championship match between Lancashire and Warwickshire in 1982. In Warwickshire's first innings, he was hit for over 8 runs an over as Geoff Humpage and Alvin Kallicharran put on a stand of 470. In Warwickshire's second innings, he took a career best 6 for 59 as Lancashire went on to win by ten wickets.