Frederick Barcham Leney (29 November 1876 – 25 July 1921) was an English brewery executive and amateur

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er who played one

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match for

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in 1905.Carlaw D (2020) ''Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914'' (revised edition), pp. 331–332.
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at the

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. Retrieved 2020-12-21.) Leney was born at

Wateringbury Wateringbury is a village and civil parish near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. The Wateringbury Stream flows into the River Medway just above Bow Bridge. It formerly powered three watermills in the village, one of which survives. The Wa ...

near

Maidstone Maidstone is the largest Town status in the United Kingdom, town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, l ...

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in 1876 and was educated at

Bradfield College Bradfield College is a coeducational public school (independent boarding and day school) for pupils aged 13–18, in the village of Bradfield, in Berkshire, in the United Kingdom. It is noted for its open-air Greek theatre and its trien ...

where he was in the school cricket and

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teams.''The Bradfield College Register'', fifteenth edition, 1909, p.152. Oxford: Holywell Press.
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Retrieved 2018-10-24.)Lewis P (2014) ''For Kent and Country'', pp.241–243. Brighton: Reveille Press. He played for Kent's Second XI between 1903 and 1906 and played club cricket for Wateringbury Cricket Club, which he captained, The Mote and for MCC.Frederick Leney
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-10-24. He made his only Kent First XI appearance in 1905 against

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. Leney's father Augustus had established the Phoenix Brewery at Wateringbury in 1843 and Frederick, the eldest son, went into the family business after leaving school, becoming a Director by 1911.Leney Family
, Wateringbury Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-10-24. At the outbreak of

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he joined the

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as a Red Cross Searcher. He served with the organisation in France and Egypt until December 1916 when he was discharged and returned to run the brewery, his father having died in a hunting accident the previous year.Lewis ''op. cit.'', p.49. Leney died suddenly at the Railway Hotel in

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in July 1921 aged 44.Deaths, ''

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'', 1921-07-28, p.1.Frederick Leney

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. Retrieved 2018-10-24. His uncle, Herbert, played four first-class matches for Kent.Herbert Leney

. Retrieved 2018-10-24. The family business, which had been renamed Frederick Leney & Sons in 1896, was taken over by

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in 1927 and then by

Fremlin's Brewery Fremlin's was a brewery in Maidstone, Kent, England. It was established by Ralph Fremlin in 1861, who eschewed the pub trade and focused on bottled beer, on religious grounds. The beer was known for the distinctive elephant logo on the bottles. Th ...

in the 1960s.Why he's here for the beer trays...
''

Kent Messenger The ''Kent Messenger'' is a weekly newspaper serving the mid-Kent area. It is published in three editions - Maidstone, Malling, and the Weald. It is owned by the KM Group and is published on Thursdays. History The ''Kent Messenger'' grew fr ...

'', 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2018-10-24. It operated until 1981, although the site has since been used as a distribution depot for Whitbread.Hales I (2013) ''Old Maidstone's Public Houses from Old Photographs'', p.31. Stroud: Amberley. Richmond L, Turton A (1990) ''The Brewing Industry: A Guide to Historical Records'', pp.209–210. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
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Retrieved 2018-10-24.)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Leney, Frederick 1876 births 1921 deaths English cricketers Kent cricketers People from Wateringbury Red Cross personnel British people of World War I People educated at Bradfield College