Joe Leach

Joseph Leach (born 30 October 1990) is an English cricketer who plays for Worcestershire.[1] Leach is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium. He was born in Stafford, Staffordshire, and was educated at Shrewsbury School.[2]

Joe Leach
Leach in 2023
Personal information
Full name
Joseph Leach
Born (1990-10-30) 30 October 1990
Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RelationsSteve Leach (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–2012Leeds/Bradford MCCU
2012–presentWorcestershire (squad no. 23)
First-class debut31 March 2012 Leeds/Bradford MCCU v Surrey
List A debut27 April 2012 Worcestershire v Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 128 59 54
Runs scored 3,821 903 261
Batting average 23.58 28.21 10.44
100s/50s 2/23 0/3 0/0
Top score 114 88 24
Balls bowled 21,772 2,589 849
Wickets 450 57 52
Bowling average 26.52 43.87 26.05
5 wickets in innings 17 0 1
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 6/44 4/30 5/33
Catches/stumpings 31/– 21/– 10/–
Source: EPSNcricinfo, 1 October 2023

Career

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.[3] He also made a single appearance in the MCCA Knockout Trophy in 2009 against Suffolk.[4] Leach joined Shropshire in 2010, making his debut for the county in the MCCA Knockout Trophy against Cumberland.

While studying French and Philosophy at the University of Leeds,[5] Leach made his first appearance for Leeds/Bradford MCCU in 2011.[6] 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.

Leach played grade cricket in ACT for North Canberra Gungahlin Cricket Club during 2016-2017 season

He has developed into a key member of Worcestershire's squad, becoming a first-team regular in 2015. In 2016 he was appointed county captain.[7]

References
  1. "Joe Leach interview: From life in lockdown to the brink of Lord's | The Cricketer". www.thecricketer.com.
  2. "Player profile: Joe Leach". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  3. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Joe Leach". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  4. "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Joe Leach". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  5. "Player profile: Joe Leach". www.mccuniversities.org. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  6. "Miscellaneous Matches played by Joe Leach". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  7. "Worcestershire: Joe Leach replaces Daryl Mitchell as county captain". BBC Sport. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
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