Complex sentence: He was born in Sutton-in-the-Elms, Leicestershire and played one first-class match for Leicestershire in 1946, failing to distinguish himself with either bat or ball in an eight wicket defeat against Kent at the Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells.
Split into simpler sentences: He was born in Sutton-in-the-Elms, Leicestershire. He played one first-class match for Leicestershire in 1946, failing to distinguish himself with either bat or ball in an eight wicket defeat against Kent at the Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells.