Michael Leask

Michael Leask
Personal information
Full name
Michael Alexander Leask
Born (1990-10-29) 29 October 1990 (age 34)
Aberdeen, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 56)23 January 2014 v Canada
Last ODI31 October 2024 v United States
ODI shirt no.29
T20I debut (cap 35)4 July 2013 v Kenya
Last T20I7 September 2024 v Australia
T20I shirt no.29
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014Northamptonshire
2016–2017Somerset
2024Pokhara Avengers
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 79 67 2 102
Runs scored 1,372 726 95 1,519
Batting average 26.90 15.44 31.66 23.36
100s/50s 1/7 0/1 0/1 1/7
Top score 107* 58 58 107*
Balls bowled 2,494 753 129 3,015
Wickets 64 41 3 75
Bowling average 32.10 23.97 43.66 34.28
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/24 3/11 2/40 4/24
Catches/stumpings 34/– 29/– 4/– 38/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 October 2024

Michael Alexander Leask (born 29 October 1990) is a Scottish cricketer.[1] He played for Scotland in the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament. On 9 May 2014 at Aberdeen, he scored 42 off 16 balls in an ODI against England and was named as the man of the match, despite Scotland losing the game.[2]

Ahead of the 2016 season, Leask signed for Somerset.[3] In September 2017, after two seasons with Somerset, it was announced that Leask was to leave the county at the end of the season.[4] He made his first-class debut for Scotland in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 1 October 2017.[5]

In June 2019, he was selected to represent Scotland A in their tour to Ireland to play the Ireland Wolves.[6] In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[7][8] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[9]

In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[10] In September 2021, Leask was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[11]

In May 2024, he was named in Scotland’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Michael Leask". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Only ODI: Scotland v England at Aberdeen, 9 May 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Michael Leask: Scotland all-rounder signs for Somerset". BBC Sport. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Jim Allenby: Somerset one-day captain, Michael Leask and Ryan Davies to leave club". BBC Sport. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  5. ^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup at Port Moresby, Oct 1-4 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Scotland A Squad Selected for Ireland Trip". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Squads announced for T20I Tri-Series in Ireland and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Captain Coetzer leads Scotland squad to ICC Men's T20 World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Scotland's 15-Player Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.