Leonard Pitchford (4 December 1900 – 10 May 1992) was an English cricketer. Pitchford was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Wing, Buckinghamshire.
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| Full name | Leonard Pitchford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1900-12-04)4 December 1900 Wing, Buckinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 May 1992(1992-05-10) (aged 91) Clydach, Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Harry Pitchford (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1935 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1933–1934 | Monmouthshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 July 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pitchford made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Monmouthshire in 1933 against the Warwickshire Second XI. From 1933 to 1934, he represented the county in 6 Minor Counties matches, with his final appearance coming against the Kent Second XI.[1]
Pitchford played 2 first-class matches for Glamorgan in 1935 County Championship against Yorkshire and Warwickshire.[2] In his 2 first-class matches, he scored 24 runs batting average of 12.00, with a high score of 14*.[3]
Pitchford died at Clydach, Glamorgan on 10 May 1992.
His brother Harry played a single first-class match in 1928 for a combined Minor Counties team against the touring West Indians.