Famous People with Name Lester

John Ashby Lester            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Ashby Lester: was an American cricketer, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Lester was one of the Philadelphian cricketers who played from the end of the 19th century until the outbreak of World War I. His obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, described him as "one of the great figures in American cricket." He was playing a game in Yorkshire in 1892 when he met Dr. Isaac Sharpless. Sharpless was the president of Haverford College, and invited him to the United States to attend the school. In 1897 a schedule was prepared including all of the top county cricket teams, the Oxford and Cambridge University teams, the Marylebone Cricket Club, and two other sides, though only a few of the counties thought it worthwhile to put their best elevens onto the field.

Edward Ibson Lester            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Edward Ibson Lester: was a cricketer who played for Yorkshire. Ted Lester had a first-class cricket career lasting just 10 years for Yorkshire, but has remained a significant influence in the county cricket club's fortunes as scorer and committee man. He made his debut as an

Timothy Lester            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Timothy Lester: was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Hampstead. Lester made his cricketing debut in the Minor Counties Championship for Oxfordshire during the 1984 season, and played regularly for the team for eleven seasons. Lester mad

Jack Lester            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jack Lester: was an American heavyweight boxer. Born in Calumet, Michigan but raised in Cle Elum, Washington, Lester was born to Polish parents and originally named Jack Jubeck.

Jocelyn "Joyce" Lester            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Jocelyn "Joyce" Lester: is a softball player from Australia, who won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.