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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 (age 35) Potchefstroom, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm leg break
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2004/05–2013/14	Gauteng
2011/12–present	Lions
2018-present	Jozi 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 – 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 0 0 0 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

External links

• Eddie Leie at ESPNcricinfo

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