Joe Leach

Joe Leach
Personal information
Full name Joseph Leach
Born 30 October 1990
Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–present Worcestershire (squad no. 23)
2011–2012 Leeds/Bradford MCCU
2010–present Shropshire
2008–2009 Staffordshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 8 1
Runs scored 214
Batting average 16.46
100s/50s 0/2 –/–
Top score 55*
Balls bowled 436 24
Wickets 13 0
Bowling average 18.38
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 4/73
Catches/stumpings 2/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 May 2013

Joseph Leach (born 30 October 1990) is an English cricketer. Leach is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm military medium pace. He was born in Stafford, Staffordshire, and was educated at Shrewsbury School.[1]

Leach made his debut for Staffordshire against Buckinghamshire in the 2008 Minor Counties Championship. The following season he made a further appearance in that competition for the county, against Northumberland at Osborne Avenue, Jesmond.[2] He also made a single appearance in the MCCA Knockout Trophy in 2009 against Suffolk.[3] Leach joined Shropshire in 2010, making his debut for the county in the MCCA Knockout Trophy against Cumberland. To date he has made seven further appearances in that competition for Shropshire,[3] but is yet to appear in the Minor Counties Championship for the county, citing that he is a 'One Day Specialist'.

While studying French and Philosophy at the University of Leeds,[4] Leach made his first appearance for Leeds/Bradford MCCU in 2011.[5] The England and Wales Cricket Board conferred first-class status on Leeds/Bradford MCCU in 2012, with Leach making his first-class debut against Surrey at The Oval. In Surrey's first-innings of 385 all out, Leach took figures of 4/78 from thirteen overs, the best bowling figures of the innings. In Leeds/Braford MCCU's first-innings response, Leach was dismissed for a duck by Tom Jewell. In their second-innings, he recorded his maiden first-class half century with a score of exactly 50, before being dismissed by Tim Linley. Leeds/Bradford MCCU narrowly lost the match by 2 runs. He is also a part of Worcestershire's squad, but is yet to represent the county first team, having played for their Second XI for a number of seasons.[6]

References

  1. "Player profile: Joe Leach". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  2. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Joe Leach". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Joe Leach". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  4. "Player profile: Joe Leach". www.mccuniversities.org. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  5. "Miscellaneous Matches played by Joe Leach". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  6. "Teams Joe Leach played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 April 2012.

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