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David Leather

b. 1977

English cricketer (born 1977)

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Born 1977. David Leather is a British cricketer.

David Leather (born 27 November 1977) is a former English cricketer. Brock was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Whiston, Merseyside.

Leather made his debut for Cheshire in the 1997 Minor Counties Championship against Devon. Leather played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1997 to 1999, including nine Minor Counties Championship matches.

In 1998, he made his List A debut for the British Universities cricket team against Somerset in the Benson and Hedges Cup. He played two further List A matches for the team in that competition, against Hampshire and Surrey. In that same season he made his only first-class appearance for the team, which came against the touring South Africans at Fenner's, Cambridge. In this match he batted once, being dismissed for a duck by Pat Symcox, while with the ball he bowled 10 wicket-less overs. He later made a single List A appearance, his last, for Cheshire against Kent in the 1999 NatWest Trophy.

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Who is David Leather?

English cricketer (born 1977)

When was David Leather born?

David Leather was born on 25 November 1977 in Whiston.

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David Leather is a cricketer.

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David Leather is British.

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· Wikidata: Q5236409

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