Northamptonshire-born Lee signed skilled phrases together with his house county in 1967 and performed 44 first-class matches for them earlier than heading to Outdated Trafford.
Throughout a profitable spell at Lancashire, Lee twice took greater than 100 wickets in a season, in 1972 and 1975.
His haul of 112 wickets in 1975 at a median of 18.45 noticed the bowler nicknamed ‘Leapy’ chosen as one in every of Wisden’s 5 cricketers of the yr.
His profession was affected by a shoulder damage in 1978, earlier than it ended 4 years later. His remaining first-class wicket turned out to be that of Sir Geoffrey Boycott in a Roses match in Manchester in August 1982.
By no means capped by England, Lee was a advantageous county participant and his contribution for Lancashire was recognised by his induction into their Corridor of Fame in 2004.
