ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən lˈiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd æt hˈæɹoʊ ænd wʌz kwˈɪkli aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪd baɪ bˈɑːb ɡɹˈɪmstən æz ɐ fjˈuːtʃɚ kɹˈɪkɛɾɚ tə ðə hˈæɹoʊ ɹˌoʊmən ɪlˈɛvən kˈæptɪn hˈɛnɹi vˈɜːnən "ðˈɛɹ, vˈɜːnən, ɪz ðə jˈʌŋ kɹˈɪkɛɾɚ".
In 1847 Leigh started at Harrow and was quickly identified by Bob Grimston as a future cricketer to the Harrow XI captain Henry Vernon "There, Vernon, is the young cricketer".