ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti lˈiː wʌz fˈaʊndɚ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə lˈʌndən plˈeɪɪŋ fˈiːldz səsˈaɪəɾi, wˌɪtʃ səksˈɛsfəli sᵻkjˈʊɹd lˈænd ɪn lˈʌndən fɔːɹ kɹˈɪkɪt ænd fˈʊtbɔːl təbi plˈeɪd fɔːɹ lˈʌndənz sˈɪɾɪzənz.
In 1890 Leigh was founder member of the London Playing Fields Society, which successfully secured land in London for cricket and football to be played for London's citizens.