Leslie Hewitt Gay (24 March 1871 – 1 November 1949) was an English dual-international sportsman who played both cricket and football.

[8] In 1890, Gay received praise for his performance in a match against Sussex (a first-class side); helping Hampshire to a 164-run victory by scoring 63 not out in the first innings.

[10] He eventually made his first-class debut for Cambridge against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Fenner's in 1891.

[13] He made a further seven first-class appearances for Cambridge in 1892,[11] but missed a couple of matches due to an injury he picked up playing for Hampshire against Sussex.

[15] He made additional first-class appearances in 1893 for the South of England against the touring Australians at The Oval, and for a Cambridge University Past and Present team against the same opposition at Portsmouth.

[22] Following the tour of Australia, Gay opted to stay in British Ceylon to work as a coffee planter,[1] where he would remain until 1898, when he returned to England to marry Marguerite Dora Becke.

[25] After a strong performance in the Amateurs against Professionals trial match,[28] he was selected to play versus Scotland in the 1892–93 British Home Championship,[29] which England won 5–2.

[30] He featured in goal for England again the following year, playing in a 5–1 win against Wales in March,[31] followed by a 2–2 draw with Scotland in April.

[32] After returning from Ceylon, Gay joined Southampton in 1900 as reserve to fellow England goalkeeper, Jack Robinson, although he never played for the first team.

[34] He was promoted to captain with the South Lancashire Regiment in September 1915,[35] befofe being made an adjutant in March 1916.

Having split from his wife, he opted to live a "hedonistic" lifestyle; playing golf and cricket, and sharing the home of a wealthy young widower in east Devon.