| Full name: | Leslie Fletcher Townsend |
| Born: | 8th June 1903, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England |
| Died: | 17th February 1993, Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-break, Right-arm medium pace |
| Education: | Long Eaton School |
| Clubs: | Undercliffe (1945) |
| Relations: | Brother: FC Townsend; Brother: AF Townsend |
| Teams: | England (Test: 1929/30-1933/34); Derbyshire (Main FC: 1922-1939); Auckland (Main FC: 1934/35-1935/36); Northumberland (Minor Counties Championship: 1946-1948); All teams |
| Derbyshire cap: 1924 | |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1934 | |
| Derbyshire benefit season: 1937 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1929/30-1933/34) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| England | 4 | 6 | 0 | 97 | 40 | 16.16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1929/30-1933/34) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 399 | 22 | 205 | 6 | 2-22 | 34.16 | 0 | 0 | 66.50 | 3.08 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1922-1939) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 493 | 786 | 75 | 19555 | 233 | 27.50 | 22 | 102 | 241 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1922-1939) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 65703 | 3309 | 22984 | 1088 | 8-26 | 21.12 | 51 | 16 | 60.38 | 2.09 |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Batting and Fielding (1946-1948) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Northumberland | 27 | 44 | 6 | 1490 | 192 | 39.21 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Bowling (1946-1948) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Northumberland | 2249 | 114 | 836 | 29 | 4-28 | 28.82 | 0 | 0 | 77.55 | 2.23 |