| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Cholmeley Austen-Leigh |
| Birth Date: | 26 September 1829 |
| Birth Place: | Tring, Hertfordshire, England |
| Death Place: | Kingston, Surrey, England |
| Family: | Arthur Austen-Leigh (brother) Charles Austen-Leigh (brother) Spencer Austen-Leigh (brother) |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year1: | 1862 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 22 |
| Bat Avg1: | 11.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 14 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Date: | 3 October |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/16783.html Cricinfo |
Cholmeley Austen-Leigh (26 September 1829 – 30 September 1899) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
The son of The Reverend James Edward Austen-Leigh and his wife Emma, he was born at Tring in September 1829.[1] His father was a nephew to the novelist Jane Austen.[2] He was educated at Winchester College, before going up to Trinity College, Oxford, from where he graduated in 1851. His association with Trinity College continued after his graduation, with Austen-Leigh being a fellow of the college from 1852 to 1864. A student of Lincoln's Inn, he was called to the bar to practise as a barrister in April 1856.[3]
He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Sussex at Hove in 1862.[4] Batting twice in the match, he was run out for 14 runs in the MCC first innings, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 8 runs by Arthur Chapman.[5] Austen-Leigh was on the council of King's College London and was a partner in the printing company, Eyre & Spottiswoode.[2] He married Melesina Mary Chenevix Trench in 1864, the daughter of Richard Chenevix Trench who was Archbishop of Dublin.[3] Austen-Leigh died at Kingston in September 1899.[6] His brothers, Arthur, Charles and Spencer were all first-class cricketers.