Eddie Leie

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]

Eddie Leie
Personal information
Born (1986-11-16) 16 November 1986
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

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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