Background
He was born at Vacoas, British Mauritius.
He was born at Vacoas, British Mauritius.
Leigh was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Leigh played Minor Counties Championship cricket for Buckinghamshire, making three appearances against Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Oxfordshire. Later serving in the Raj, Leigh made two first-class appearances for Bihar.
The first came in 1936 against Bengal, with Leigh being dismissed in Bihars" first-innings for 11 runs by Probodh Dutt.
In their second-innings, he scored 13 runs before being dismissed by the same bowler. His second first-class appearance came the following year against the same opposition.
In this second match, Leigh was dismissed for a single run in Bihars" first-innings by Jitendra Banerjee, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 4 runs by Tom Longfield. He died at Petersfield, Hampshire on 15 August 1994.