Full name Clive William Leach 1965–1971 Buckinghamshire Batting style Right-handed 1959–1964 Durham | Name Clive Leach Role Durham chairman | |
Born 4 December 1934 (age 89) ( 1934-12-04 ) Bombay, Bombay State, India | ||
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
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Clive William Leach CBE (born 4 December 1934) is a former English cricketer. Leach was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Bombay, Bombay State, India.
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Leach made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Cambridge University in 1955. He played 38 further first-class matches for Warwickshire, the last coming against Oxford University in 1958. In his 39 first-class matches for Warwickshire, he scored 1,025 runs at a batting average of 17.67, with 4 half centuries and a high score of 67. An able slip fielder, he took 28 catches. An all-rounder, Leach took 26 wickets at a bowling average of 25.26, with best figures of 3/19.
After being released by Warwickshire, Leach joined Durham for the 1959 season, making his Minor Counties Championship debut against Northumberland. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1959 to 1965. It was for Durham that he made his List A debut against Hertfordshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. He played a further List A match for Durham, which came in the same season against Sussex.
Leach later joined Buckinghamshire, making his debut for the county in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1966 to 1971. He made 3 List A appearances for Buckinghamshire, against Middlesex in the 1969 Gillette Cup, Bedfordshire and Hampshire, both in the 1970 Gillette Cup.
Following the end of his cricket career, Leach began a career in television. He worked for Tyne Tees Television, eventually becoming chief executive. By the time he retired from television in 1993, Leach was the chairman and chief executive of Yorkshire Tyne Tees plc. In 2000 he was awarded the CBE for his services to training and education.
In 2004, Leach was appointed as the chairman of Durham County Cricket Club, by this time a first-class county. He stepped down in September 2016, during the negotiations with the England and Wales Cricket Board over Durham's financial viability, and was succeeded by Sir Ian Botham.