Full name John Leach Batting style Right-handed | 1866–1877 Lancashire Name John Leach | |
Born 17 October 1846 ( 1846-10-17 ) Rochdale, Lancashire, England Died 1 February 1893(1893-02-01) (aged 46)
Rochdale, Lancashire, England Relations William Leach (brother)
Harold Leach (brother)
Robert Leach (brother)
Roger Leach (brother) | ||
John Leach (17 October 1846 – 1 February 1893) was an English cricketer. Leach was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Rochdale, Lancashire.
Leach made his first-class debut for Lancashire 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. He made a final first-class appearance the following season against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's. In his five first-class matches, he scored a total of 103 runs at an average of 11.44, with a high score of 34.
His died at the town of his birth on 1 February 1893. His brothers, William, Harold, Robert and Roger, all played first-class cricket.