Sir Leonard Hutton (23 June 1916 – 6 September 1990), commonly named Len Hutton, was an English Test cricketer, who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and England in the years around the Second World War as an opening batsman. He was described by Wisden Cricketer's Almanack as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. In 1938, he set a record for the highest individual innings in a Test match, scoring 364 against Australia, which stood for nearly 20 years. In 1952, he became the first professional cricketer of the twentieth century to captain England in a Test match and under his captaincy England won the Ashes the following year for the first time in 19 years. In the years immediately following the war, he was the mainstay of the Test team's batting.

Marked out as a potential star from his teenage years, Hutton made his debut for Yorkshire in 1934 and quickly established himself. He first played for England in 1937, and went on to break the Test innings record in only his sixth Test. By the time the war broke out, he had established himself as one of the leading batsmen in England. However, during the war, he received a serious injury to his arm and took a long time to recover and this affected his batting afterwards. When cricket resumed, Hutton again became one of England's leading batsmen and by the time of England's tour to Australia in 1950–51, the batting relied very heavily on him. He was chosen as England captain in 1952 to mixed reactions, but with his batting making a large contribution, England were able to regain the Ashes in 1953. Hutton continued as captain, although his leadership was at times controversial, until 1954–55. Worn out by the mental and physical demands of his role, Hutton retired from all cricket. He was knighted for his contributions to cricket in 1956. He went on to be a Test selector, a journalist and broadcaster. He also took up a career as a representative for an engineering firm, Fenner plc.