Michael Leask

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]

Michael Leask

Personal information
Full name	Michael Alexander Leask
Born	(1990-10-29) 29 October 1990 (age 34) Aberdeen, Scotland
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Scotland (2014-present)
ODI debut (cap 56)	23 January 2014 v Canada
Last ODI	31 October 2024 v United States
ODI shirt no.	29
T20I debut (cap 35)	4 July 2013 v Kenya
Last T20I	7 September 2024 v Australia
T20I shirt no.	29
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2014	Northamptonshire
2016–2017	Somerset
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

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.

External links

• Michael Leask at ESPNcricinfo
• Michael Leask at CricketArchive (subscription required)