Calum MacLeod

Who is Calum MacLeod?

Calum Scott MacLeod is a Scotland professional cricketer.

From Lanarkshire, MacLeod is a native Gaelic speaker who attended Hillpark Secondary School, the Glasgow Gaelic School at the time. His family originally comes from the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides. As a youth MacLeod played for Drumpellier CC before moving to the Scottish National Cricket League Premier Div with Uddingston CC, as an opening or new ball bowler and middle order batsman. He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. After making some 70 appearance with Scotland age group sides, he secured a retainer contract with Warwickshire for the 2006 season, to play U17, U19 and 2nd XI cricket. Awarded an improved contract for 2007, he ended the season as joint top wicket-taker in the Warcs 2nd XI and was voted "Most Improved 2nd XI Player of the Year" by the County side.

In November 2007 the 19-year-old MacLeod signed a two-year contract with Warwickshire. He spent winter 2007/8 playing Grade cricket for Penrith, Sydney, and returned to Moseley CC as their contracted County player for 2008 in the Birmingham Premier Cricket League.

MacLeod gained his full first-class Scotland cap when he was called up for the Intercontinental Cup match against the UAE in 2007, becoming the youngest Scottish player to debut at this level. During the 2008 Friends Provident series MacLeod played two matches, and was selected for two One Day International ties against Kenya, both of which succumbed to rain. His first ODI cap came in the historic match against England on 18 August 2008 where, batting 9, he scored 10 not out, facing 11 balls from Andrew Flintoff and Tim Bresnan, before that game, too, fell victim to rain.