cricketer october april professional english cricketer played class cricket test appearance england lee right handed batsman bowled break slow medium pace bowling right arm scored runs season thirteen occasions county championship winning sides lee runs took wickets class cricket son lee worked hard earn place middlesex years world war eventually getting chance players joined early war effort lee enlisted army september served december shot leg declared dead taken prisoner war survived returned play middlesex secured place team strong round seasons twice batsman scored century innings shares achievement prolific scored runs heavily end decade test appearance drafted england team injuries illness depleted squad continued playing county cricket released middlesex aged allow county develop younger players umpired class cricket retirement second world war standing matches lee career overshadowed attractive faster scoring batsmen team younger brothers played class cricket jack frank moved somerset failing break middlesex team brothers scored centuries season instance professional brothers class cricket years later involved single dismissal harry caught frank bowling jack county match time death lee second oldest living test cricketer early years lee born london october eldest boys progressed play class cricket father coal merchant followed cricket closely london evening papers lee youth developed cricket playing lamp posts reflected autobiography bowler clean bowl man times lamp post miss sized wicket gets chance talent encouraged school attended schools sports enthusiasts offered penny bowl feat lee achieved regularly taught lee concentrate bowling good length lee played primarily bowler school years final year school reached final local lee earned victory school wickets lee left school worked father job liked stop writing letter asking job ground staff lord cricket ground approximately boys lee invited trial lord early bowled observation head lee described worst balls pitched nerves improved eventually selected ground staff boys ground boy lee numerous tasks sweeping cleaning seats preparing nets marking pitch similar match day jobs included selling operating score board fielding practice nets left little time boys game formal coaching place lee guided different players england seasons lee started gain attention scored runs match runs making appearances collecting runs wickets regularly number middlesex missing trial matches england selection lee invited join team county championship matches south west somerset gloucestershire placed number middlesex batting order lee batted rain affected match somerset remaining required bowl lee bowl gloucestershire remained overs match lee given greater opportunities appearing seven times middlesex championship appearances brought lee wicket class cricket caught bowling claimed wickets match month later total wickets season runs apiece finish technically county bowling averages season lee joined bowling staff invitation class cricket season playing times middlesex matches lee scored end middlesex innings helping avoid follow knock praised captain promoted bat number fourth innings stage game heading draw certainly regular middlesex team lee asked captain county cap request warner responded surprise received promptly asked sent season lee doubled total class appearances early season appearances oxford cambridge universities brought runs match hampshire saw lee bat number innings played twice prior august times start world war early august initially resulted cancellation middlesex tour northern counties yorkshire lancashire decision later reversed middlesex took heavily weakened tour regular opening batsman unavailable lee promoted open batting alongside scored yorkshire followed lancashire lee continued open middlesex remainder season lee scored century class cricket having dismissed innings lee scored runs second shared partnership runs reached century world war prisoner war initially declaration war lee feel impact life looking forward playing cricket season learning keen support war effort encountering members marching london lee changed mind enlisted 13th county london battalion territorial force london regiment battalion usually known recruited largely area london september time pre war battalion split line 13th battalion men volunteered overseas service based unit sent france november second line 13th battalion men volunteered overseas service new recruits initially london prior moving january december line battalion 13th battalion formed additional training unit based richmond park surviving portions lee service record unclear units spent time training posted 13th county london battalion february joined france week later lee participated mid march allied offensive regain french village village germans plan press capture abandoned following attack germans heavily area expecting attacks battle larger offensive known commenced formed lead infantry units northern attack targeting lee led assault attack initial objectives achieved heavy cost attacking forces soon ran ammunition retreated following morning men engaged casualties including officers total british casualties numbered men attack lee shot leg bullet hit left thigh fractured lay days lines having given dead memorial service held announcement death days lee found germans transported hospital hour journey initially passenger compartment train sacks straw transferred red_cross train week looked germans took remained weeks remained duration stay time transferred second hospital half day journey lee lie wooden seat blanket leg iron case hurt significantly provided food second half journey completed red_cross train stay lee began heal quickly receiving advice fellow prisoner greatly exaggerated injury selected returned england began journey october boarded boat england days later lee severity injury england discovered legs permanently shorter suffered significant muscle death told able fight play cricket discharged army december eligible silver war badge served later received star british war medal victory medal leaving army middlesex paid lee treated specialist able play match early scored century coaching india having army lee worked filing clerk position allowed plenty time play cricket wartime matches end summer met wife suggested lee accompany husband work india readily accepted able leave mother died lee felt remain home look young brothers year later household settled lee took offer originally booked sailing bombay transferred minute sailed directly lee final destination calcutta torpedoed miles plymouth returned port lives lost journey convoy attacked passing mediterranean_sea german boat ships ton cargo steamer convoy sunk rest journey completed incident despite german light cruiser lay wait convoy india lee worked football cricket coach treated like guest paid played class matches time india match country lord lee claimed maiden wicket haul taking wickets conceding runs added wickets second innings record best bowling analysis match november lee played england india indian team test status attained strong team dominated match england far representative lee claimed wickets match concession runs scores bat lee highest score century class cricket india match playing team appearing instead bird lee opened batting scored runs claimed seven wickets match won innings return county cricket despite injury sustained war county cricket resumed lee took leave returned england resume career matches played days experiment unpopular lee described nightmare season shorter matches lee passed class runs season time career won regular place middlesex scored centuries season including innings charity match played surrey oval innings reached sharing second wicket partnership second scored batting average season times exceed career championship reverted day matches lee enjoyed greatest successes batsman season scored centuries successive matches mid reaching lord sussex venue sussex middlesex batsmen scored centuries addition lee runs scored remained declared time feat achieved class cricket lee took wickets match taking innings second complete maiden wicket haul middlesex taken wickets match scoring century playing hampshire southampton following month lee scored double century middlesex declared second innings meaning pitch duration match total lee scored runs average class matches ranked middlesex batsmen runs scored batting average county won narrowly completing victory final session final match history cricket praise lee round excellence season addition runs claimed wickets championship average lee performances contention place english touring party travel australia winter eventually missed selection instead travelled south_africa winters playing coaching country accepting invitation second consecutive season lee scored excess runs class matches aided highest career score lee batted hours reach score match middlesex won innings scored century season runs sussex passed occasions enjoyed best season bowler claiming class wickets average best career lee finished batting bowling tables batsmen season travelled south_africa time coach obituary states end best years lee certainly prolific following years averaged bat years passed class runs second time career lee batting line batsmen scored century hampshire southampton lee scored fellow opener got reached remained middlesex declared runs recorded best bowling performance taking wickets concession runs innings gloucestershire took wickets second innings help middlesex wicket victory claimed wickets final time season utilised heavily middlesex bowler travel south_africa fact describes cause effect poor form travelled south_africa spending successive winters cape_town coaching coincided revival county cricket batting form passed runs missing total years heading twilight career lee enjoyed batting renaissance averaged season scored runs heavily reaching runs year second season career time career lee selected play professional players team prestigious gentlemen players fixture appearing contest oval early june opened batting scored runs match finished draw final day lost rain scored century innings match second time making strong lancashire bowling attack later season scored final double century scoring runs surrey oval shared second wicket partnership lee runs middlesex county championship leading run scorer topped runs superior averages following season saw lee accumulate class runs average season saw play matches total reached century scoring runs somerset solitary test english winter lee took positions south_africa touring winter suffered heavily injuries illness fewer seven players missing stages england captain requested lee coaching duties join touring party having believed secured permission appearance scoring runs innings played tour matches twice making scores reaching half century tour test appearance came fourth test england south_africa lee opened innings alongside scored innings match finished draw match contacted schools coaching claimed lee broken contract leaving permission lee argued claims citing fact school told permission leave refused issue lee england cap apologised lee felt need received cap small compensation came form england touring tie gave later career lee remained regular middlesex early 1930s scored runs average including centuries brothers jack frank scored class century season jack scored somerset frank carried bat remain somerset sussex feat instance professional brothers scoring class centuries season years later brother involved dismissal caught runs frank bowling jack lee passed class runs averages dropped middlesex order encourage younger players break team continued appear season scored century cambridge_university early july briefly recalled middlesex team august recorded final century reaching successful subsequent match surrey making scores middlesex terminated contract end season disappointment class appearances lee scored total runs average scored centuries passed runs season occasions completion playing career lee began straight away standing non class matches petitioned middlesex forward class duties following season duly approved county captains umpired class cricket returned coaching taking position somerset regular lord remainder life time death england second oldest test cricketer playing style words lee brilliant like ordinary average county cricketer despite assertion lee class runs middlesex rank eleventh time list seventeen scored runs taken wickets county suggested figures true worth time lord pitch favour batsmen played career ground pitch batsman paradise figures borne relation value lee batted noticeable scored predominantly leg style watch effective drew colourful methods lee received praise courage
Harry Lee (cricketer)