Robert William McLeod (19 January 1868 – 15 June 1907) was an Australian cricketer who played in six Test matches in 1892 and 1893. On his debut, he took five wickets in the first innings against England in Melbourne in 1892.[1]

Bob McLeod

Personal information
Born	(1868-01-19)19 January 1868
Died	15 June 1907(1907-06-15) (aged 39)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut	1 January 1892 v England
Last Test	24 August 1893 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 6 57 Runs scored 146 1,701 Batting average 13.27 22.38 100s/50s 0/0 1/6 Top score 31 101 Balls bowled 1,089 9,281 Wickets 12 141 Bowling average 31.83 22.72 5 wickets in innings 1 7 10 wickets in match 0 2 Best bowling 5/53 7/24 Catches/stumpings 3/– 39/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 October 2022

Biography

McLeod was born in Port Melbourne, Victoria. After retiring as a player he continued to be involved as a selector, team manager, committeeman and delegate to the Victorian Cricket Association. In 1907 he replaced H. C. A. Harrison as the Melbourne Cricket Club representative on the Victorian Football League. He died on 15 June 1907 in Middle Park, Victoria.[2] His brother, Charlie, also played cricket for Australia.

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