Arthur Austen-Leigh

Arthur Henry Austen-Leigh (28 February 1836 – 29 July 1917) was an English Anglican vicar, cricketer and footballer.

Austen-Leigh was born at Speen, Berkshire in February 1836, to Emma Smith and her husband, the vicar, James Edward Austen-Leigh,[1] who was a nephew to the novelist Jane Austen.

Opening the batting, he made 34 runs, before being dismissed bowled by Edward Tredcroft.

[4] He graduated from Balliol with an MA,[1] becoming a curate in his fathers parish.

[2] He was married to Mary Violet Hall Say, the daughter of Sir Richard Hall-Say,[1] with the couple having two sons.