Facts: - lastyear: 1925 - source: http://www.cricketarchive.com/archive/players/15/15774/15774.html cricketarchive - role: batsman - fivefor: 0 - country: australia - bowling: right-arm medium pace - birth date: 14 july 1889 - lastfor: western australia - debutyear: 1912 - deliveries: 214 - columns: 1 - lastagainst: south australia - death date: 21 august 1969 - s/s: 0/1 - year: 1912 -- 25 2011 - name: leonidas bott - death place: perth , western australia , australia - birth place: adelaide , south australia , australia - date: 1889 7 14 yes - type: first-class - debutdate: 25 oct - column: f/c - catches/stumpings: 7 / - - debutagainst: south australia - fullname: leonidas cecil bott - tenfor: 0 - lastdate: 21 nov - matches: 14 - batting: right-handed - debutfor: western australia - runs: 400 - wickets: 4 - club: western australia Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of leonidas bott .
leonidas cecil bott -lrb- 14 july 1889 -- 21 august 1968 -rrb- was an australian cricketer and engineer who played 14 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 .bott worked as an engineer , and was involved in the construction of the kalgoorlie -- port augusta railway in 1912 .he later served as assistant-superintending engineer at the victorian postmaster-general 's department .in 1953 , he was awarded the coronation medal of queen elizabeth ii .