John Leach (cricketer)
John Leach (17 October 1846 – 1 February 1893) was an English cricketer. Leach was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Rochdale, Lancashire.
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| Born | 17 October 1846 Rochdale, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 February 1893 (aged 46) Rochdale, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | William Leach (brother) Harold Leach (brother) Robert Leach (brother) Roger Leach (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1866–1877 | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 September 2012 | |||||||||||||||
Leach made his first-class cricket debut for Lancashire County Cricket Club against Middlesex in 1866 at Old Trafford. He made two further first-class appearances in 1866, against Middlesex in the return fixture at the Cattle Market Ground, Islington, and Surrey at The Oval. He made his next first-class appearance ten years later against Kent at Castleton Cricket Club Ground, Rochdale and a final appearance the following season against MCC at Lord's.[1] In his five first-class matches, he scored a total of 103 runs at an average of 11.44, and a highest score of 34 runs.[2]
His died at the town of his birth on 1 February 1893. His brothers, William, Harold, Robert and Roger, all played first-class cricket.
References
- "First-Class Matches played by John Leach". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Leach". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 September 2012.