Leonard Jennings
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| Full name | Leonard Frank Jennings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 November 1903 Marlborough, Wiltshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 March 1977 (aged 73) Battle, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | David Jennings (brother) George Jennings (brother) Tom Jennings (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leonard Frank Jennings OBE (5 November 1903 – 28 March 1977) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Air Force officer. He served in the Royal Air Force as both a non-commissioned officer and a commissioned officer for approximately twenty-five years, as well as playing first-class cricket for the Royal Air Force cricket team.
Life and military career
[edit]Jennings was the son of David Jennings, who played for Devon in the Minor Counties Championship. David Jennings was later the professional coach and head groundsman at Marlborough College.[1] He played first-class cricket for the Royal Air Force cricket team in 1929, playing against the Royal Navy at Chatham.[2] He made a second first-class appearance against the British Army cricket team in 1931 at The Oval.[2] Across his two first-class matches, Jennings scored 55 runs with a high score of 45 not out.[3]
Having served in the Royal Air Force as a non-commissioned officer since at least 1929, Jennings was commissioned as a flying officer on probation in April 1940, to last for the duration of the Second World War.[4] He was confirmed in the rank in May 1941,[5] and was promoted to the temporary rank of flight lieutenant in January 1943,[6] with confirmation in the rank in September 1947.[7] Jennings was mentioned in dispatches in June 1945.[8] By 1952, he was an acting wing commander,[9] with him being made an OBE in the 1952 Birthday Honours.[9] He was promoted to the rank of squadron leader in May 1954, as well as retiring.[10] While on the Reserve of Officers list, he was promoted to the full rank of wing commander in January 1957.[11]
He died in March 1977 at Battle, Sussex. His brothers, David, George and Tom, all played first-class cricket.
References
[edit]- ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1938". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Leonard Jennings". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Leonard Jennings". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "No. 34859". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 May 1940. p. 3190.
- ^ "No. 35176". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 May 1941. p. 3099.
- ^ "No. 35946". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 March 1943. p. 1310.
- ^ "No. 38102". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 October 1947. p. 4959.
- ^ "No. 27119". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 1945. p. 2990.
- ^ a b "No. 39555". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 May 1952. p. 3016.
- ^ "No. 40163". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 April 1954. p. 2620.
- ^ "No. 41052". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 April 1957. p. 2473.