lˈiːz kɹˈɪkɪɾɪŋ kɚɹˈɪɹ ænd fˈɜːstklˈæs stˈæts mˌaɪt biː kənsˈɪdɚd ˈævɹɪdʒ bˌʌt hiː wʌzɐ pˈɑːpjʊlɚ tʃˈɔɪs æz pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə mˈɛɹaɪlbˌoʊn kɹˈɪkɪt klˈʌb ˌɛmsˌiːsˈiː ɪn ɪts fˈɜːst sɛntˈiːnɛɹi jˈɪɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən ænd ðə ɡˈoʊldən dʒˈuːbɪlˌiː jˈɪɹ ʌv kwˈiːn vɪktˈoːɹiə.
Leigh's cricketing career and first-class stats might be considered average but he was a popular choice as President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in its first centenary year in 1887 and the Golden Jubilee year of Queen Victoria.