Kathryn Maria Leng (born 28 September 1973 in

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) is a former English

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er for England Women,

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and Bradford/Leeds UCCE. Born in

, Leng was U-19 captain for England Women and first played for the senior squad in a

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in 1995. In April 1999, Leng played for Yorkshire Bank first team in the

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, the first woman to play in that league, and became the first woman to play inter UCCE cricket in 2001. She was dropped from England's one-day squad in 2002 after taking an unauthorized holiday in

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. Although she was recalled for the 2003 tour of Australia, her last Test match was in February 2003. Her highest Test score came in 1996, with 144 against

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, which is the record for the highest individual score by any cricketer when batting at number 7 position or lower in Women's Test history.

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* 1973 births Living people English women cricketers England women Test cricketers England women One Day International cricketers People educated at Woodhouse Grove School Cricketers from Pudsey Yorkshire women cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1970s-stub