Michael Alexander Leask (born 29 October 1990) is a Scottish

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er. He played for

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in the

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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

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. 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

in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 1 October 2017. In June 2019, he was selected to represent

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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

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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 The 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament held during October and November 2019 in the United Arab Emirates to determine which teams would qualify for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. The six teams finishing ...

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 The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the seventh ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament, with the matches played in the United Arab Emirates and Oman from 17 October to 14 November 2021. The West Indies were the defending champions, but were eventu ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leask, Michael 1990 births Living people Cricketers at the 2015 Cricket World Cup Cricketers from Aberdeen Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Northamptonshire cricketers Scotland One Day International cricketers Scotland Twenty20 International cricketers Scottish cricketers Somerset cricketers