Michael Leask

Michael Leask
Personal information
Full name
Michael Alexander Leask
Born (1990-10-29) 29 October 1990
Aberdeen, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 56)23 January 2014 v Canada
Last ODI12 June 2025 v Netherlands
ODI shirt no.29
T20I debut (cap 35)4 July 2013 v Kenya
Last T20I7 September 2024 v Australia
T20I shirt no.29
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014Northamptonshire
2016–2017Somerset
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 89 67 2 115
Runs scored 1,535 726 95 1,734
Batting average 26.92 15.44 31.66 23.43
100s/50s 1/8 0/1 0/1 1/8
Top score 107* 58 58 107*
Balls bowled 2,704 753 129 3,294
Wickets 70 41 3 84
Bowling average 32.02 23.97 43.66 33.48
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/24 3/11 2/40 4/24
Catches/stumpings 36/– 29/– 4/– 41/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 June 2025

Michael Alexander Leask (born 29 October 1990) is a Scottish cricketer. He played for Scotland in the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament. On 9 May 2014 at Aberdeen, he scored 42 off 16 balls in an ODI against England and was named as the man of the match, despite Scotland losing the game.

Ahead of the 2016 season, Leask signed for Somerset. In September 2017, after two seasons with Somerset, it was announced that Leask was to leave the county at the end of the season. He made his first-class debut for Scotland in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 1 October 2017.

In June 2019, he was selected to represent Scotland A in their tour to Ireland to play the Ireland Wolves. In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.

In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. In September 2021, Leask was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

In May 2024, he was named in Scotland’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.