The president of a Bath cricket club has paid tribute to a man whose achievements on the pitch may never be beaten.
Husband and father Leslie Angell, who died this month at 92 years of age, was a right-handed batsman for Lansdown Cricket Club who enjoyed a prolific playing career.
A former president of the club himself and captain, Mr Angell made more than 20,000 runs for club and Somerset County cricket, including 30 centuries.
His friend and now president of Lansdown CC, David Dolman, said Leslie was a gentleman on and off the field who will be sadly missed.
"It's difficult to imagine anyone know or in the future emulating Leslie's achievements for the cricket club.
He played the game in the true style of cricket and will be sadly missed by all of us here.
"Leslie was always a gentleman, and was very much conservative but measured in all that he did. His professionalism, having played county cricket and club cricket, is to be admired.
"His attitude was still the same when playing for Lansdown. He was a professional to his roots," he said.
He was also a draughtsman for a Bath company. He married his wife Jenny in 1965 and they have two children. Their daughter Clare is a former international fly half for the England Women's rugby team and now works at the University of Bath.
Mr Angell was born in Norton St Philip, and started playing for Somerset in 1947.
He proceeded to make 1000 runs in every season between 1957 and 1970 at Lansdown CC, and notably scored 166 runs out of 225 in two hours against Bath in 1957.
Former West Indian cricketer, Sir Vivian Richards, who is considered one of the greatest batsman of all time, played at Lansdown CC while qualifying for Somerset. Writing about Mr Angell in his autobiography, Mr Richards said: "I admired his technique. He was never in a hurry like me."
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