Background
He was born at Speen, Berkshire, and was educated at Harrow School.
He was born at Speen, Berkshire, and was educated at Harrow School.
Harrow School.
Austen-Leigh was a right-handed batsman, although his bowling style is not known. His name changed from Spencer Austen to Spencer Austen-Leigh in 1837. He was the great-nephew of the author Jane Austen.
Austen-Leigh made his first-class debut for the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Sussex and Kent at Lord"s in 1857.
The following season he made a single first-class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University at the Magdalen Ground, Oxford. Two years later, he made a first-class appearance for the Gentlemen of the Marylebone Cricket Club against the Gentlemen of Kent at the Street Lawrence Ground.
In 1862, Austen-Leigh made his debut for Sussex against Kent at the Royal Brunswick Ground. He made nine further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1866.
In his ten first-class matches for the county, he scored 155 runs at an average of 11.07, with a high score of 42.
He died at Firle, Sussex, on 9 December 1913. Another brother, Augustus, was a Provost of King"s College, Cambridge.