How many Test runs has MJ Leach scored?

MJ Leach has 498 runs in 59 Test innings from 39 matches at an average of 13.45 and a strike rate of 37.33. Highest score: 92.

What is MJ Leach's Test batting average?

MJ Leach's Test batting average is 13.45, from 498 runs and 59 innings.

How many Test wickets has MJ Leach taken?

MJ Leach has taken 142 wickets in Test from 39 matches at a bowling average of 34.07. Best innings: 5/66.

Which teams has MJ Leach played international cricket for?

MJ Leach is recorded for England in this publication.

When did MJ Leach play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 2018 to 2024. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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MJ Leach

Bowler · 2018 to 2024 · 39 internationals

England

Test39 matches

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39Internationals

498Runs

0Hundreds

142Wickets

18Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	39	59	22	498	92	13.45	1,334	37.33	0	1	7	63	2

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	39	67	9,402	308	4,838	142	5/66	10/166	34.07	3.08	66.21	11	5	1

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	39	74	18	0	18	0.243	2 (2ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

MJ Leach: Test stats

Test

39 matches · 2018-2024

142wickets

Matches: 39
Average: 34.07
Economy: 3.08
Strike rate: 66.21
Best innings: 5/66
Five-fors: 5

498 runs · batting average 13.45

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Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
Format	Official bat inns	In scorecards	Official bowl inns	In scorecards	First	Latest	Coverage
Test	59	59	67	67	2018-03-30	2024-10-24	Complete

Questions fans ask about MJ Leach

How many Test runs has MJ Leach scored?: MJ Leach has 498 runs in 59 Test innings from 39 matches at an average of 13.45 and a strike rate of 37.33. Highest score: 92.
What is MJ Leach's Test batting average?: MJ Leach's Test batting average is 13.45, from 498 runs and 59 innings.
How many Test wickets has MJ Leach taken?: MJ Leach has taken 142 wickets in Test from 39 matches at a bowling average of 34.07. Best innings: 5/66.
Which teams has MJ Leach played international cricket for?: MJ Leach is recorded for England in this publication.
When did MJ Leach play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 2018 to 2024. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

39 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters apply to this archive only.

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
2024-10-24	England v Pakistan	Test	Pakistan won by 9 wickets
2024-10-15	Pakistan v England	Test	Pakistan won by 152 runs
2024-10-07	Pakistan v England	Test	England won by an innings and 47 runs
2024-01-25	England v India	Test	England won by 28 runs
2023-06-01	Ireland v England	Test	England won by 10 wickets
2023-02-24	England v New Zealand	Test	New Zealand won by 1 runs
2023-02-16	England v New Zealand	Test	England won by 267 runs
2022-12-17	Pakistan v England	Test	England won by 8 wickets
2022-12-09	England v Pakistan	Test	England won by 26 runs
2022-12-01	England v Pakistan	Test	England won by 74 runs
2022-09-08	South Africa v England	Test	England won by 9 wickets
2022-08-25	South Africa v England	Test	England won by an innings and 85 runs

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TEST CAREER · 2018 to 2024

MJ Leach in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

142Wickets

34.07Average

3.08Economy

66.21Strike rate

5/66Best

5Five-fors

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	39	59	22	498	92	13.45	1,334	37.33	0	1	7	63	2

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	39	67	9,402	308	4,838	142	5/66	10/166	34.07	3.08	66.21	11	5	1

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	39	74	18	0	18	0.243	2 (2ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test wickets, innings by innings

Test wickets by year

Last 20 Test bowling innings

Test innings by wickets

Test runs, innings by innings

Test runs by year

Last 20 Test innings

01-4950-99100+* not out

Test innings by score

1-9

10-24

25-49

50-99

100+

How Test innings ended

Caught20 · 33.9%

Bowled8 · 13.6%

LBW5 · 8.5%

Stumped4 · 6.8%

Not out22 · 37.3%

Test batting position: average and innings

146.502 inns

2-0 inns

3-0 inns

40.002 inns

50.001 inns

60.001 inns

7-0 inns

8-0 inns

910.405 inns

1014.3134 inns

119.5014 inns

Test runs from boundaries

Fours252 · 50.6%

Sixes12 · 2.4%

Other runs234 · 47.0%

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

72runs

14.40average

47.05strike rate

050s

0100s

Last 10 bowling innings

22wickets

32.90average

3.52economy

56.00strike rate

4/30best

Test record by situation

complete career

MJ Leach: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Australia	7	13	5	105	26	13.12	260	40.38	0	1	11	1
India	6	11	4	48	14*	6.85	202	23.76	0	2	6	1
New Zealand	6	10	5	76	18*	15.20	238	31.93	0	1	9	0
Pakistan	5	8	4	67	25*	16.75	108	62.03	0	1	5	0
Sri Lanka	5	7	0	30	15	4.28	112	26.78	0	1	4	0
South Africa	3	4	1	26	15	8.66	41	63.41	0	1	5	0
West Indies	3	4	2	53	41*	26.50	203	26.10	0	0	7	0
Ireland	1	2	1	93	92	93.00	170	54.70	1	0	16	0
All	38	59	22	498	92	13.45	1,334	37.33	1	7	63	2

MJ Leach: Test bowling by opposition
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Pakistan	6	12	1,877	41	1,172	31	4/30	37.80	3.74	60.54	4	0
Australia	7	11	1,053	23	631	18	4/49	35.05	3.59	58.50	2	0
India	6	11	1,308	34	712	21	4/54	33.90	3.26	62.28	3	0
New Zealand	6	11	2,012	76	1,004	27	5/66	37.18	2.99	74.51	0	3
Sri Lanka	5	10	1,521	30	740	28	5/83	26.42	2.91	54.32	2	2
West Indies	3	5	1,137	80	339	11	3/36	30.81	1.78	103.36	0	0
South Africa	3	4	272	18	89	2	1/11	44.50	1.96	136.00	0	0
Ireland	2	3	222	6	151	4	3/35	37.75	4.08	55.50	0	0
All	38	67	9,402	308	4,838	142	5/66	34.07	3.08	66.21	11	5

MJ Leach: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Home	11	16	6	181	92	18.10	400	45.25	1	2	30	0
Away	25	43	16	317	41*	11.74	934	33.94	0	5	33	2
All	38	59	22	498	92	13.45	1,334	37.33	1	7	63	2

MJ Leach: Test bowling by home and away
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Home	12	20	2,009	76	1,041	32	5/66	32.53	3.10	62.78	1	2
Away	26	47	7,393	232	3,797	110	5/83	34.51	3.08	67.20	10	3
All	38	67	9,402	308	4,838	142	5/66	34.07	3.08	66.21	11	5

MJ Leach: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
1st innings of the match	23	23	10	218	41*	16.76	551	39.56	0	1	25	1
2nd innings of the match	13	13	4	78	25*	8.66	198	39.39	0	2	13	0
3rd innings of the match	17	17	6	161	92	14.63	442	36.42	1	3	22	1
4th innings of the match	6	6	2	41	26	10.25	143	28.67	0	1	3	0
All	38	59	22	498	92	13.45	1,334	37.33	1	7	63	2

MJ Leach: Test bowling by match innings
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1st innings of the match	14	14	2,079	42	1,205	27	5/100	44.62	3.47	77.00	2	1
2nd innings of the match	23	23	3,398	117	1,742	37	4/54	47.08	3.07	91.83	2	0
3rd innings of the match	15	15	2,120	71	1,091	42	5/66	25.97	3.08	50.47	4	3
4th innings of the match	15	15	1,805	78	800	36	5/83	22.22	2.65	50.13	3	1
All	38	67	9,402	308	4,838	142	5/66	34.07	3.08	66.21	11	5

MJ Leach: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
No. 1	2	2	0	93	92	46.50	173	53.75	1	0	16	0
No. 4	2	2	0	0	0	0.00	13	0.00	0	2	0	0
No. 5	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	2	0.00	0	1	0	0
No. 6	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	5	0.00	0	1	0	0
No. 9	3	5	0	52	26	10.40	119	43.69	0	0	5	1
No. 10	23	34	12	315	41*	14.31	915	34.42	0	2	36	1
No. 11	10	14	10	38	9*	9.50	107	35.51	0	1	6	0
All	38	59	22	498	92	13.45	1,334	37.33	1	7	63	2

MJ Leach: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Won	19	28	10	224	92	12.44	584	38.35	1	4	34	0
Lost	12	24	9	194	41*	12.93	597	32.49	0	3	19	2
Drawn	5	7	3	80	26	20.00	153	52.28	0	0	10	0
All	38	59	22	498	92	13.45	1,334	37.33	1	7	63	2

MJ Leach: Test bowling by match result
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Won	21	39	5,106	149	2,787	84	5/66	33.17	3.27	60.78	7	4
Lost	12	18	2,539	56	1,419	37	5/157	38.35	3.35	68.62	3	1
Drawn	5	10	1,757	103	632	21	4/84	30.09	2.15	83.66	1	0
All	38	67	9,402	308	4,838	142	5/66	34.07	3.08	66.21	11	5

MJ Leach: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
2018	4	7	1	55	16	9.16	149	36.91	0	1	6	0
2019	6	11	5	165	92	27.50	405	40.74	1	1	25	0
2021	8	14	4	68	14*	6.80	260	26.15	0	2	7	2
2022	13	17	7	138	41*	13.80	367	37.60	0	3	19	0
2023	2	4	2	20	12	10.00	81	24.69	0	0	2	0
2024	3	6	3	52	25*	17.33	72	72.22	0	0	4	0
All	38	59	22	498	92	13.45	1,334	37.33	1	7	63	2

MJ Leach: Test bowling by year
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
2018	4	8	1,162	34	498	20	5/83	24.90	2.57	58.10	1	1
2019	6	9	910	27	489	14	4/49	34.92	3.22	65.00	1	0
2021	8	13	1,799	40	1,020	30	5/122	34.00	3.40	59.96	4	1
2022	13	23	3,654	161	1,761	46	5/66	38.28	2.89	79.43	3	2
2023	3	6	849	26	471	14	5/157	33.64	3.32	60.64	0	1
2024	4	8	1,028	20	599	18	4/30	33.27	3.49	57.11	2	0
All	38	67	9,402	308	4,838	142	5/66	34.07	3.08	66.21	11	5

MJ Leach: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Lord's	3	5	3	114	92	57.00	200	57.00	1	0	20	0
Bay Oval	2	4	1	31	18*	10.33	112	27.67	0	1	3	0
MA Chidambaram Stadium	2	4	2	27	14*	13.50	110	24.54	0	1	5	0
Multan Cricket Stadium	2	4	2	26	25*	13.00	39	66.66	0	1	3	0
Narendra Modi Stadium	2	4	0	21	9	5.25	84	25.00	0	0	1	1
Galle International Stadium	3	3	0	20	15	6.66	68	29.41	0	0	3	0
Headingley	2	3	1	10	8	5.00	31	32.25	0	0	2	0
Kennington Oval	2	3	0	30	21	10.00	78	38.46	0	1	4	0
Old Trafford	2	3	1	27	12	13.50	77	35.06	0	0	4	0
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	2	3	1	32	16	16.00	53	60.37	0	0	1	0
All	38	59	22	498	92	13.45	1,334	37.33	1	7	63	2

MJ Leach: Test bowling by ground
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Galle International Stadium	3	6	899	17	456	15	5/122	30.40	3.04	59.93	1	1
Lord's	4	6	471	17	249	9	3/35	27.66	3.17	52.33	0	0
Multan Cricket Stadium	3	6	932	18	582	19	4/30	30.63	3.74	49.05	3	0
MA Chidambaram Stadium	2	4	660	18	359	12	4/76	29.91	3.26	55.00	2	0
Old Trafford	2	4	387	17	178	4	2/83	44.50	2.75	96.75	0	0
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	2	4	603	15	378	5	2/190	75.60	3.76	120.60	0	0
Bay Oval	2	3	456	14	262	4	2/153	65.50	3.44	114.00	0	0
Headingley	2	3	491	20	212	11	5/66	19.27	2.59	44.63	0	2
Kennington Oval	2	3	180	10	77	4	4/49	19.25	2.56	45.00	1	0
Narendra Modi Stadium	2	3	306	8	158	6	4/54	26.33	3.09	51.00	1	0
All	38	67	9,402	308	4,838	142	5/66	34.07	3.08	66.21	11	5

MJ Leach: Test batting by series and tournaments
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
The Ashes	7	13	5	105	26	13.12	260	40.38	0	1	11	1
England tour of India	5	10	4	48	14*	8.00	197	24.36	0	1	6	1
England tour of Pakistan	5	8	4	67	25*	16.75	108	62.03	0	1	5	0
England tour of Sri Lanka	5	7	0	30	15	4.28	112	26.78	0	1	4	0
England tour of New Zealand	2	4	2	20	12	10.00	81	24.69	0	0	2	0
England tour of West Indies	3	4	2	53	41*	26.50	203	26.10	0	0	7	0
South Africa tour of England	3	4	1	26	15	8.66	41	63.41	0	1	5	0
All	38	59	22	498	92	13.45	1,334	37.33	1	7	63	2

MJ Leach: Test bowling by series and tournaments
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
England tour of Pakistan	6	12	1,877	41	1,172	31	4/30	37.80	3.74	60.54	4	0
The Ashes	7	11	1,053	23	631	18	4/49	35.05	3.59	58.50	2	0
England tour of Sri Lanka	5	10	1,521	30	740	28	5/83	26.42	2.91	54.32	2	2
England tour of India	5	9	1,182	33	613	20	4/54	30.65	3.11	59.10	3	0
England tour of West Indies	3	5	1,137	80	339	11	3/36	30.81	1.78	103.36	0	0
England tour of New Zealand	2	4	645	20	346	10	5/157	34.60	3.21	64.50	0	1
New Zealand tour of England	2	4	779	31	392	13	5/66	30.15	3.01	59.92	0	2
South Africa tour of England	3	4	272	18	89	2	1/11	44.50	1.96	136.00	0	0
Ireland tour of England	2	3	222	6	151	4	3/35	37.75	4.08	55.50	0	0
All	38	67	9,402	308	4,838	142	5/66	34.07	3.08	66.21	11	5

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Test milestones

Five-wicket innings 5

Best Test performances

MJ Leach: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	Opponent	Ground	Date
92	162	56.79	16	Ireland	Lord's	2019-07-24
41*	141	29.07	5	West Indies	National Cricket Stadium, St George's	2022-03-24
26	34	76.47	2	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	2022-01-05
25*	25	100.00	3	Pakistan	Multan Cricket Stadium	2024-10-15
21	43	48.83	3	Australia	Kennington Oval	2019-09-12
18*	55	32.72	2	New Zealand	Bay Oval	2019-11-21
16	54	29.62	2	New Zealand	Hagley Oval	2018-03-30
16	21	76.19	0	Pakistan	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	2024-10-24
15	31	48.38	2	Sri Lanka	Galle International Stadium	2018-11-06
15	17	88.23	3	South Africa	Lord's	2022-08-17

MJ Leach: best Test bowling
Figures	Balls	Mdns	Econ	Opponent	Ground	Date
5/66	194	12	2.04	New Zealand	Headingley	2022-06-23
5/83	168	2	2.96	Sri Lanka	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium	2018-11-14
5/100	231	8	2.59	New Zealand	Headingley	2022-06-23
5/122	251	6	2.91	Sri Lanka	Galle International Stadium	2021-01-14
5/157	369	12	2.55	New Zealand	Basin Reserve	2023-02-24
4/30	41	1	4.39	Pakistan	Multan Cricket Stadium	2024-10-07
4/49	132	8	2.22	Australia	Kennington Oval	2019-09-12
4/54	120	2	2.70	India	Narendra Modi Stadium	2021-02-24
4/59	84	1	4.21	Sri Lanka	Galle International Stadium	2021-01-22
4/72	172	4	2.51	Sri Lanka	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground	2018-11-23

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
2024-10-24	Pakistan	16 & 10	1/105 & 1/27	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	Pakistan won by 9 wickets
2024-10-15	Pakistan	25* & 1	4/114 & 3/67	Multan Cricket Stadium	Pakistan won by 152 runs
2024-10-07	Pakistan	did not bat	3/160 & 4/30	Multan Cricket Stadium	England won by an innings and 47 runs
2024-01-25	India	0* & 0*	1/63 & 1/33	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium	England won by 28 runs
2023-06-01	Ireland	did not bat	3/35 & 1/90	Lord's	England won by 10 wickets
2023-02-24	New Zealand	6* & 1*	3/80 & 5/157	Basin Reserve	New Zealand won by 1 runs
2023-02-16	New Zealand	1 & 12	1/84 & 1/25	Bay Oval	England won by 267 runs
2022-12-17	Pakistan	9*	4/140 & 3/72	National Stadium, Karachi	England won by 8 wickets
2022-12-09	Pakistan	0 & 0*	4/98 & 1/113	Multan Cricket Stadium	England won by 26 runs
2022-12-01	Pakistan	6*	2/190 & 1/56	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	England won by 74 runs