Lee Mummery

Lee Mummery
Personal information
Full name
Ernest Lee Mummery
Born(1935-11-26)26 November 1935
Whanganui, New Zealand
Died19 July 2025(2025-07-19) (aged 89)
Whanganui, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Source: Cricinfo, 29 October 2020

Ernest Lee Mummery (26 November 1935 – 19 July 2025) was a New Zealand cricketer, table tennis player and school principal.

Mummery played in five first-class matches for Central Districts in the 1961/62 season.[1] Chiefly a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler, his best figures were 4 for 152 against Canterbury in the Plunket Shield in January 1962.[2]

Mummery was also a noted table tennis player. He was a principal at a primary school in Whanganui.[3]

Mummery died in Whanganui on 19 July 2025, at the age of 89.[4] He and his wife Joy were married for 67 years.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Ernest Mummery". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Central Districts v Canterbury 1961-62". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Obituary - Lee Mummery" (PDF). River City Press. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Lee Mummery obituary". Whanganui Chronicle. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.