Eddie Leie

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Eddie Leie
Personal information
Born (1986-11-16) 16 November 1986 (age 34)
Potchefstroom, Transvaal Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm leg break
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004/05–2013/14Gauteng
2011/12–presentLions
2018-presentJozi Stars
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20 T20I
Matches 60 56 51 2
Runs scored 475 130 26 -
Batting average 11.04 10.83 5.20 -
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 58 18 10* -
Balls bowled 9,146 2,457 1,038 36
Wickets 200 70 57 2
Bowling average 28.16 29.98 20.89 12.00
5 wickets in innings 10 1 1 0
10 wickets in match 1 n/a n/a n/a
Best bowling 6/50 5/30 5/15 3/16
Catches/stumpings 16/– 4/– 11/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 September 2017

Eddie Leie (born 16 November 1986) is a South African cricketer who plays for Lions in domestic cricket. He is a leg break bowler. He has played for the South Africa A cricket team and was awarded a High Performance contract by Cricket South Africa in 2015.[1] In August 2017, he was named in Benoni Zalmi's squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[2] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[3]

In September 2018, he was named in Free State's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[4] The following month, he was named in Jozi Stars' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[5][6] In September 2019, he was named in Gauteng's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.[7]

International career[]

He made his Twenty20 International debut against Bangladesh on 7 July 2015. He took 3 wickets for 16 runs in the debut match and won the man of the match award.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kagiso Rabada handed CSA contract". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  2. ^ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Free State Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Pongolo to captain the CGL". SA Cricket Mag. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  8. ^ "South Africa tour of Bangladesh, 2nd T20I: Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka, Jul 7, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

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