Horace Lee, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetHorace Lee
English cricketer
Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1909
Place of Birth: North Shields, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 14-Jul-1981
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Horace Lee
- Horace Cedric Lee (14 March 1909 – 14 July 1981) was an English cricketer.
- Lee was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium.
- He was born at South Shields, Northumberland. Lee made his debut in county cricket for Northumberland in the 1929 Minor Counties Championship against Durham.
- Before the start of World War II in 1939, Lee made 67 appearances for the county in the Minor Counties Championship.
- In 1935, Lee made his first-class debut for a combined Minor Counties team against the Oxford University at the University Parks.
- Batting first, the Minor Counties made 251 all out.
- In their second-innings, the Minor Counties made 294 all out, with Lee making 45 runs before he was once again dismissed by Whitehouse.
- Oxford University reached 23 without loss in their second-innings, with the match declared a draw.
- The following season he made a second first-class appearance for the Minor Counties against Ireland at Observatory Road, Dublin.
- Batting first, Ireland were dismissed for 102, which the Minor Counties responded to by making just 69 in their first-innings, which saw Lee dismissed for 5 runs by James Graham.
- Ireland then made 179 in their second-innings, setting the Minor Counties a target of 213 for victory.
- Chasing that target, the Minor Counties were dismissed for just 133, with Lee being dismissed for a single run by the same bowler.
- Following World War II, he played a further Minor Counties Championship match for Northumberland against Staffordshire.He died at Wallsend, Northumberland, on 14 July 1981.
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