Eddie Leie
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Born | Potchefstroom, Transvaal Province, South Africa | 16 November 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004/05–2013/14 | Gauteng | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011/12–present | Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018-present | Jozi Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ "Kagiso Rabada handed CSA contract". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Free State Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Pongolo to captain the CGL". SA Cricket Mag. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "South Africa tour of Bangladesh, 2nd T20I: Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka, Jul 7, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
External links
- Eddie Leie at ESPNcricinfo
- Eddie Leie at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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