Lees Whitehead
Lees Whitehead (14 March 1864 – 22 November 1913) was an English first-class cricketer, who played in 119 games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1889 and 1904. He also appeared in fifteen games for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) (1890-1903) and for Wembley Park (1896) and over 30 (1901) in first-class games. Born in Birchen Bank, Friarmere near Saddleworth in Yorkshire, Whitehead appeared in a total of 136 first-class matches. He scored 2,433 runs as a right-handed batsman, with a highest score of 67 not out against Somerset. He took seventy nine catches in the field, and took 109 wickets with his right arm fast bowling, with a best return of 6 for 45 against the MCC, at an average of 25.67. He took five wickets in an innings on three occasions. He stood as an umpire in at least three first-class, non-County Championship matches towards the end of his playing career. Whitehead later became a director of Hartlepool United F.C. References External links 1864 births 1913 deaths Yorkshire cricketers English cricket umpires People from Saddleworth Cricketers from Greater Manchester Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham People from West Hartlepool Cricketers from County Durham Sportspeople from Hartlepool English