Jack Leach

Jack Leach
Leach in 2013
Personal information
Full name Matthew Jack Leach
Born (1991-06-22) 22 June 1991
Taunton, Somerset, England
Nickname Leachy,[1] The Nut[2]
Batting Left-handed
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
Role Spin bowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 684) 30 March 2018 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–present Somerset (squad no. 17)
2011–2012 Cardiff MCCU
2017 Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA
Matches 1 67 16
Runs scored 30 841 22
Batting average 30.00 12.55 7.33
100s/50s 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 16 66 18
Balls bowled 306 12,673 824
Wickets 2 218 21
Bowling average 56.50 26.01 30.52
5 wickets in innings 0 16 0
10 wickets in match 0 3 n/a
Best bowling 2/61 8/85 3/7
Catches/stumpings 1/– 23/– 9/–
Source: CricketArchive, 26 September 2018

Matthew Jack Leach (born 22 June 1991), known as Jack Leach, is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club and England.

A spin bowler, he bowls left-arm orthodox spin, and bats left-handed. He made his first-class debut for Cardiff MCC University against Somerset in 2012 before making his debut for Somerset in the tour match against the South Africans later in the summer.

Early life and education

Leach was born in Taunton, England on 22 June 1991, and attended Trinity School, Bishop Fox's School and Richard Huish College all in Taunton.[3] He used to be employed to park trolleys at a branch of Sainsbury's supermarket in Taunton.[4]

Cricket career

Leach graduated from the Somerset County Cricket Club academy in the summer of 2010,[5] prior to signing a professional contract with Somerset. Leach represented Dorset County Cricket Club in the 2010 Minor Counties Cricket Championship, and bowled his side to victory in the final against Lincolnshire taking 6/21 in their second innings.[6] Leach completed his degree at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff in sports coaching.[1] Whilst attending university Leach represented Cardiff MCCU in 2011 and 2012 making his first-class debut against his county side Somerset in March 2012, bowling 41 overs but failing to take a wicket as Somerset amassed 642/3d.[7]

Leach made his Somerset debut in a two-day match against the touring South Africans in July 2012, claiming the prized wicket of Hashim Amla.[8] He made his first-class debut for Somerset in the 2012 County Championship match against Lancashire in August 2012,[9] the rain affected match finished as a draw with Leach claiming Kyle Hogg as his maiden first-class wicket.[10] Further opportunities in the first team were limited for the rest of the 2012 season with the signing of Pakistani spinner Abdur Rehman, and Leach only featured in one further County Championship match and three matches in the 2012 Clydesdale Bank 40, but ended the season ninth in the national first-class averages with 12 wickets at 18.83 runs apiece.[11] Leach spent the 2012–13 winter playing grade cricket for Valley District Cricket Club in Brisbane, Australia, helping his side to win the T20 competition.[12]

Leach returned to Somerset for pre-season on a summer contract and played his first Championship game of the season against Warwickshire due to an injury to first choice spinner George Dockrell; he took his maiden five-wicket haul in the second innings, with 24 of his 44 overs being maidens.[4][13]

International career

On 14 February 2018, while playing for the England Lions against West Indies A, Leach achieved match figures of 8-110: in doing so, he beat the previous best figures by an England Lions spinner (Graeme Swann's 8-156).[14]

On 16 March 2018 he was called up to England's Test squad for the tour of New Zealand as an injury replacement for Mason Crane.[15] He made his debut in the second Test in Christchurch.[16]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jack Leach Profile". MCC Universities. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  2. ↑ https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/645649/sweet-as-a-nut-jack-leach-s-journey-to-england-s-test-squad
  3. ↑ "Jack Leach Profile". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  4. 1 2 Dobell, George (28 April 2013). "Warwickshire last pair thwart Somerset". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Jack Leach – Squad". Somerset County Cricket Club. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Dorset v Lincolnshire in 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Somerset v Cardiff MCCU at Taunton, 31 March – 2 April, 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  8. ↑ Moonda, Firdose (10 July 2012). "Duminy finds valuable form ahead of Tests". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "Spinner Leach is lined up for Somerset debut in Liverpool". The Bristol Post. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  10. ↑ Hodgson, Myles (3 August 2012). "Prince turns match on its head". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  11. ↑ "Jack's off to play Grade Cricket in Brisbane". Somerset County Cricket Club. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  12. ↑ "Jack Leach aiming for Championship opener against Durham". Somerset County Cricket Club. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  13. ↑ "Jack Leach: Somerset spinner frustrated by Bears draw". BBC Sport. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  14. ↑ "Jack Leach claims best figures by England Lions spinner during defeat to West Indies A". Sky Sports. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  15. ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2018/03/16/england-call-jack-leach-replace-injured-mason-crane/
  16. ↑ "2nd Test, England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Christchurch, Mar 30 - Apr 3 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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