# Leonard Bates

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**Leonard Thomas Ashton Bates** (20 March 1895 – 11 March 1971) was an English [cricketer](/source/Cricket). He was a right-hand batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler who played for [Warwickshire](/source/Warwickshire_County_Cricket_Club).

Born in the pavilion at [Edgbaston Cricket Ground](/source/Edgbaston_Cricket_Ground) where his father, John, was head groundsman,[1] Bates would go on play 200 [first-class](/source/First-class_cricket) matches at the ground scoring over 8,000 runs.[2] In total Bates represented his county 441 times between 1913 and 1935, he also made two appearances for 'The Rest' against England in 1927 and once for the [Players against Gentlemen](/source/Gentlemen_v_Players) in 1925.[3]

Bates scored a total of 19,380 first-class runs at [an average](/source/Batting_average_(cricket)) of 27.84, passing 1,000 runs in a season 12 times and three times passing 1,500.[4] He scored 21 centuries, two coming against [Kent](/source/Kent_County_Cricket_Club) at Coventry in 1927, his highest was a score of 211 against [Gloucestershire](/source/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club) in 1932.[5]

After retiring as a player in 1935, he fulfilled the role of coach and head groundsman at [Christ's Hospital](/source/Christ's_Hospital) until 1963. He died at [Coldwaltham](/source/Coldwaltham) following a long and debilitating illness in which both his legs were amputated.[1]

## References

1. [Wisden 1972 – Obituaries](http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/234722.html), [Wisden Cricketers' Almanack](/source/Wisden_Cricketers'_Almanack), Retrieved on 8 November 2008

1. [First-class Batting and Fielding record on each ground](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27752/f_Batting_by_Ground.html), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 8 November 2008

1. [First-class Batting and Fielding record for each team](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27752/f_Batting_by_Team.html), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 8 November 2008

1. [First-class Batting for each season](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27752/f_Batting_by_Season.html), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 8 November 2008

1. [Gloucestershire v Warwickshire, County Championship 1932](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/14/14371.html), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 8 November 2008

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