Leonard Furber

Leonard Duckworth Furber (4 August 1880 – 27 May 1912) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Furber was born to Charles and Emily Darrell Louisa Furber at Marylebone in August 1880; he was a twin, with his twin-brother being named Harold.^[1] He was educated alongside his twin at Charterhouse School.^[2] After leaving Charterhouse, Furber joined the British Army and was commissioned into the Suffolk Regiment as a second lieutenant in February 1899,^[3] before transferring to the King's Shropshire Light Infantry in January 1901.^[4] Furber served in British India during the early years of the new century, where he played first-class cricket twice in 1902. His first match came for the Europeans against the Parsees in the Bombay Presidency Match, while the second came for Bombay against the touring team.^[5] He scored 37 runs across these two matches, with a highest score of 18.^[6] Besides playing first-class cricket, he was known to be an aggressive batsman in services cricket, one hitting 10 sixes and 23 fours in an innings.^[7]

In the Shropshire Light Infantry, he was promoted to lieutenant in March 1905,^[8] with promotion to captain following in March 1910.^[9] While serving in Ireland at Fermoy, he became ill with appendicitis which required an operation. He died following the operation in May 1912, having suffered post-op complications caused by peritonitis.^[7] He had a second brother, Edward, who was a noted obstetrician and surgeon.

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• Leonard Furber at ESPNcricinfo