{{short description|Scottish cricketer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Michael Leask | image = | country = Scotland | fullname = Michael Alexander Leask | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|10|29|df=yes}} | birth_place = Aberdeen, Scotland | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm off break | role = Batsman | international = true | internationalspan = 2014–present
| odidebutdate = 23 January | odidebutyear = 2014 | odidebutagainst = Canada | odicap = 56 | lastodidate = 20 May | lastodiyear = 2026 | lastodiagainst = United States | odishirt = 29
| T20Idebutdate = 4 July | T20Idebutyear = 2013 | T20Idebutagainst = Kenya | T20Icap = 35 | lastT20Idate = 18 April | lastT20Iyear = 2026 | lastT20Iagainst = Namibia | T20Ishirt = 29
| club1 = Northamptonshire | year1 = 2014 | clubnumber1 = | club2 = Somerset | year2 = 2016–2017 | clubnumber2 = | columns = 4 | column1 = ODI | matches1 = 98 | runs1 = 1,624 | bat avg1 = 26.19 | 100s/50s1 = 1/8 | top score1 = 107* | deliveries1 = 2,894 | wickets1 = 74 | bowl avg1 = 32.95 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 4/24 | catches/stumpings1 = 40/– | column2 = T20I | matches2 = 80 | runs2 = 901 | bat avg2 = 15.80 | 100s/50s2 = 0/1 | top score2 = 58 | deliveries2 = 999 | wickets2 = 59 | bowl avg2 = 21.27 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 4/17 | catches/stumpings2 = 32/– | column3 = FC | matches3 = 2 | runs3 = 95 | bat avg3 = 31.66 | 100s/50s3 = 0/1 | top score3 = 58 | deliveries3 = 129 | wickets3 = 3 | bowl avg3 = 43.66 | fivefor3 = 0 | tenfor3 = 0 | best bowling3 = 2/40 | catches/stumpings3 = 4/– | column4 = LA | matches4 = 124 | runs4 = 1,823 | bat avg4 = 23.07 | 100s/50s4 = 1/8 | top score4 = 107* | deliveries4 = 3,484 | wickets4 = 88 | bowl avg4 = 34.20 | fivefor4 = 0 | tenfor4 = 0 | best bowling4 = 4/24 | catches/stumpings4 = 45/– | date = 25 May 2026 | source = http://espncricinfo.com/scotland/content/player/414966.html Cricinfo }} '''Michael Alexander Leask''' (born 29 October 1990) is a Scottish cricketer who plays for Scotland national cricket team and Forfarshire Cricket Club.<ref name="Cricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/scotland/content/player/414966.html |title=Michael Leask |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=23 March 2014}}</ref>
==Career== 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.<ref name="MOTM">{{cite web |url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/684679.html |title=Only ODI: Scotland v England at Aberdeen, 9 May 2014 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=10 March 2016 }}</ref>
Ahead of the 2016 season, Leask signed for Somerset.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/35725846 |title=Michael Leask: Scotland all-rounder signs for Somerset |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 March 2016 |accessdate=8 March 2016 }}</ref> In September 2017, after two seasons with Somerset, it was announced that Leask was to leave the county at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41159703 |title=Jim Allenby: Somerset one-day captain, Michael Leask and Ryan Davies to leave club |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 September 2017 |accessdate=5 September 2017 }}</ref> He made his first-class debut for Scotland in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 1 October 2017.<ref name="FC">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1105004.html |title=ICC Intercontinental Cup at Port Moresby, Oct 1-4 2017 |accessdate=1 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
In June 2019, he was selected to represent Scotland A in their tour to Ireland to play the Ireland Wolves.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketscotland.com/scotland-a-squad-selected-for-ireland-trip/ |title=Scotland A Squad Selected for Ireland Trip |work=Cricket Scotland |accessdate=5 June 2019}}</ref> In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27222261/eoin-morgan-represent-dublin-franchise-inaugural-euro-t20-slam |title=Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=19 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000010/001060.shtml |title=Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed |work=Cricket Europe |accessdate=19 July 2019}}</ref> However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27387389/inaugural-euro-t20-slam-cancelled-two-weeks-notice |title=Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=14 August 2019}}</ref>
In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketscotland.com/squads-announced-for-t20i-tri-series-in-ireland-and-icc-mens-t20-world-cup-qualifier/ |title=Squads announced for T20I Tri-Series in Ireland and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier |work=Cricket Scotland |accessdate=12 September 2019}}</ref> In September 2021, Leask was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketscotland.com/captain-coetzer-leads-scotland-squad-to-icc-t20-world-cup/ |title=Captain Coetzer leads Scotland squad to ICC Men's T20 World Cup |work=Cricket Scotland |access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref>
In May 2024, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scotland's 15-Player Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup |url=https://www.scorewaves.com/news-details/scotland-squad-for-t20-world-cup |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=ScoreWaves |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{cricinfo|id=414966}} * {{cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Players/128/128575/128575.html}}
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