deliveries death_date columns catches/stumpings year birth_date bowling tenfor death_place club fivefor batting image name fullname birth_place column source date runs wickets s/s matches article_title
35,699 20 august 1967 1 236 / & ndash ; 1927 & ndash ; 1950 2010 19 june 1907 left arm medium slow left arm orthodox 1 buckland , kent , england kent 20 left-handed leslie todd.jpg leslie todd leslie john todd catford , london , england first-class cricket http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/21872.html cricinfo 1907 6 19 yes 20,087 572 38/100 437 leslie todd

leslie todd

leslie john todd -lrb- 19 june 1907 -- 20 august 1967 -rrb- was an english cricketer .
a left-handed all-rounder who at various points in his career bowled off breaks and medium-paced inswingers , he played in 437 first-class matches , the majority for kent county cricket club .
making his debut for the county in 1927 , todd found opportunities limited until 1933 when he scored more than 1,000 runs in a season for the first time .
he took over 80 wickets in five successive seasons , completing the double in 1937 .
the second world war saw todd serve in the royal air force , while also playing in charity matches for various sides .
following the war , he moved to the top of the batting order with great success , scoring over 2,000 runs in 1947 , before he was forced to retire with eye problems in 1950 .
he briefly became a highly regarded umpire , before later moving into business .
he died in buckland , kent in 1967 .
