Leonard Monk

Leonard Stanley Monk (14 November 1873 – 21 July 1948) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played one first-class match for Otago in 1901/02.[1]

Leonard Monk
Personal information
Full name
Leonard Stanley Monk
Born(1873-11-14)14 November 1873
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died21 July 1948(1948-07-21) (aged 74)
Edgecliff, Sydney, Australia
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 May 2016

Monk was a fast bowler of considerable pace.[2] After one first-class match in December 1901 in which he secured four wickets cheaply, and Otago won,[3] he left Dunedin to tour with the Hawtrey Comedy Company, which also fielded a cricket team on its tours.[4] He remained in the theatre as an actor and manager, touring in Australia and New Zealand.[5][6] He represented the Shakespearean actor Allan Wilkie in the 1920s.[7]

Monk served with the Australian forces in World War One.[8] He married Elsie Stephanie Austin in July 1934.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Leonard Monk". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  2. "Cricket". Otago Daily Times: 10. 9 January 1913.
  3. "Canterbury v Otago 1901-02". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. "Interprovincial Cricket". Evening Star: 8. 27 December 1901.
  5. "Theatrical and Musical Notes". Otago Witness: 67. 24 August 1910.
  6. "Cricket". Otago Witness: 60. 8 February 1911.
  7. "Personal". The Register: 6. 3 February 1925.
  8. "War Memories". Otago Daily Times: 4. 15 December 1922.
  9. "Woman's Realm". The Australasian: 11. 30 June 1934.
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