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Eddie Leadbeater      

Full name Edric Leadbeater

Born August 15, 1927, Lockwood, Huddersfield, Yorkshire

Current age 82 years 100 days

Major teams England, Warwickshire, Yorkshire

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Legbreak googly

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 6s Ct St
Tests 2 2 0 40 38 20.00 0 0 0 3 0
First-class 118 138 36 1548 116 15.17 1 3 75 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 2 4 289 218 2 1/38 1/100 109.00 4.52 144.5 0 0 0
First-class 118 16561 7947 289 8/83 27.49 2.87 57.3 11 2
Career statistics
Test debut India v England at Mumbai (BS), Dec 14-19, 1951 scorecard
Last Test India v England at Kolkata, Dec 30, 1951 - Jan 4, 1952 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span 1949 - 1958
Profile

Eddie Leadbeater was a diminutive legspinner who was one of a rare breed to have played for his country but not been awarded a county cap. He played seven seasons with Yorkshire (1949-56) and another two at Warwickshire (1957-58) but lacked the variety or penetration to be really successful, relying on a topspinner for variety rather than a googly. He was surprisingly summoned to India in 1951-52 as an injury replacement, where he took two expensive wickets in two Tests.
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Country Fixtures Country Results
3rd ODI: South Africa v England at Cape Town
Nov 27 (14:30 local, 12:30 GMT)
4th ODI: South Africa v England at Port Elizabeth
Nov 29 (10:00 local, 08:00 GMT)
5th ODI: South Africa v England at Durban
Dec 4 (14:30 local, 12:30 GMT)
SAA Ch XI v England XI at East London
Dec 9-10 (10:30 local, 08:30 GMT)
SAA Ch XI v England XI at East London
Dec 11-12 (10:30 local, 08:30 GMT)
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