Leonidas Bott

Leonidas Bott
Personal information
Full name
Leonidas Cecil Bott
Born(1889-07-14)14 July 1889
Adelaide, South Australia
Died21 August 1969(1969-08-21) (aged 80)
Perth, Western Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1912/13–1925/26Western Australia
FC debut25 October 1912 Western Australia v South Australia
Last FC21 November 1925 Western Australia v South Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 14
Runs scored 400
Batting average 16.66
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 54
Balls bowled 214
Wickets 4
Bowling average 31.75
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/3
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 14 November 2011

Leonidas Cecil Bott (14 July 1889 – 21 August 1968) was an Australian cricketer and engineer who played 14 first-class matches for Western Australia between 1912 and 1925. Born in Adelaide, Bott was educated at Perth Boys' School and Christian Brothers' College, and later received a scholarship to study at the University of Adelaide. He played WACA grade cricket with North Fremantle, Perth, North Perth and Mount Lawley, and also played a number of games for Western Australia before and after the First World War, captaining the side in two matches in 1922 and 1924.[1] Bott worked as an engineer, and was involved in the construction of the Kalgoorlie–Port Augusta railway in 1912.[2] He later served as assistant-superintending engineer at the Victorian Postmaster-General's Department.[3] In 1953, he was awarded the Coronation Medal of Queen Elizabeth II.[4]

Bott was named in the Perth Cricket Club Team of the Century in 2012.

See also

References

  1. ^ First-class matches played by Leonidas Bott – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  2. ^ THE COMMONWEALTH GAZETTE – The Sunday Times. Published 16 June 1912. Retrieved from Trove, 14 November 2011.
  3. ^ REMINISCENCES OF MR. L. C. BOTT – The West Australian. Published 24 July 1935. Retrieved from Trove, 14 November 2011.
  4. ^ Queen Gives Coronation Medals To Many In West Australia – The West Australian. Published 3 June 1953. Retrieved from Trove, 14 November 2011.