John Leach

Who is John Leach?

John Leach 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 brother's, William, Harold, Robert and Roger, all played first-class cricket.