About: Leonard Lindley

Leonard Oscroft Lindley (22 February 1861 – 3 May 1915) was an English first-class cricketer and footballer. The son of Leonard Lindley, who was a lace dresser and Mayor of Nottingham in 1882, he was born at Nottingham in February 1861 and was educated at Nottingham High School. He played football mostly as a winger for Nottingham Forest, debuting in 1878 against Spital United. He played for Nottingham Forest until 1881. Lindley also played first-class cricket on two occasions for the North of England in the North v South fixtures of 1884 and 1886, with both matches played at Lord's. He scored 28 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 22. He later became a partner in the family lace dressing business Lindley and Lindley, until its dissolution in 1897. Lindley died in May 1915 at Kin