Alex Lees Explained

Alex Lees
Country:England
Fullname:Alexander Zak Lees
Birth Date:14 April 1993
Birth Place:Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Height:1.87 m
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Right-arm leg break
Role:(Opening Batsman)
Club1:Yorkshire
Year1:2010–2018
Clubnumber1:14
Club2:Durham (on loan)
Year2:2018
Club3:Durham
Clubnumber3:19
International:true
Internationalspan:2022
Testdebutdate:8 March
Testdebutyear:2022
Testdebutagainst:West Indies
Testcap:701
Lasttestdate:8 September
Lasttestyear:2022
Lasttestagainst:South Africa
Columns:4
Column1:Test
Matches1:10
Runs1:453
Bat Avg1:23.84
100S/50S1:0/2
Top Score1:67
Deliveries1:
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:6/–
Column2:FC
Matches2:171
Runs2:10,391
Bat Avg2:37.78
100S/50S2:26/50
Top Score2:275
Deliveries2:67
Wickets2:3
Bowl Avg2:32.00
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:2/51
Catches/Stumpings2:108/–
Column3:LA
Matches3:79
Runs3:2,810
Bat Avg3:41.32
100S/50S3:6/21
Top Score3:144
Deliveries3:
Wickets3:
Bowl Avg3:
Fivefor3:
Tenfor3:
Best Bowling3:
Catches/Stumpings3:31/–
Column4:T20
Matches4:90
Runs4:2,142
Bat Avg4:28.56
100S/50S4:0/13
Top Score4:95
Deliveries4:
Wickets4:
Bowl Avg4:
Fivefor4:
Tenfor4:
Best Bowling4:
Catches/Stumpings4:29/–
Date:19 August
Year:2024
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/460756.html ESPNcricinfo

Alexander Zak Lees (born 14 April 1993), popularly known as Alex Lees, is an English professional cricketer who plays internationally for the England Test cricket team. In domestic cricket, he represents Durham, captaining the List A and T20 teams.

He previously played for Yorkshire. Lees made his Test debut in 2022, and plays as a left-handed opening batsman.[1]

Early life

Alex Lees was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, where he attended Holy Trinity Senior School. His introduction to cricket was with Bradshaw Cricket Club in the Halifax Cricket League, quickly moving from the junior ranks into senior cricket before he was a teenager. Lees left Bradshaw and move to Illingworth at the age of 13. He was attached to Yorkshire from 2006, starting at under 11 level. He played for and captained the Yorkshire Academy in the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League, and the Yorkshire Second XI in the Second XI Championship, before progressing to the first team. He made his debut in first-class cricket against India A in June 2010, scoring 38 runs. In April 2013, Lees made his maiden first-class century in his third first-class match, when scoring 121 against Leeds/Bradford MCC Universities at Headingley.[2]

Cricket career

He was part of the England player development XI in both 2010 and 2011. In September 2011, Yorkshire County Cricket Club announced that Lees had been awarded a junior-pro contract.[3] He was given plaudits from the former England opener Geoffrey Boycott, who stated that "I think he's very good ... I like the whole package with him".[4]

Lees played his first match against an England first-class county side in April 2013, when he appeared for Yorkshire against Sussex, and scored a century in his third County Championship match with 100 against Middlesex at Lord's.[5] In July, he played only the 50th innings of over 250 runs for Yorkshire, scoring 275 not out in the first innings of the match against Derbyshire at Queen's Park, Chesterfield.[6] His innings was the third-highest score at the ground and also made him the youngest Yorkshire player to score a double hundred.[7]

In August 2013, Lees was selected to play for England Lions in a two-day friendly match against the Australians at Northampton, opening the batting and scoring 33 runs. He then travelled to Australia with the England Performance Squad, though he did not pass fifty.[8] He also played for the Lions against Sri Lanka A Emerging Players in February 2014, scoring a century in the first match.[9] [10]

During the 2014 and 2015 seasons Lees formed a strong opening partnership with Adam Lyth, helping Yorkshire win the County Championship in both years.

In 2016 he became Yorkshire's captain in both one-day formats - at 22, the youngest to hold the office, remarkably, since Lord Hawke.

In September 2014, Lees was named the Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year.[11] On 13 August 2018, Lees signed for Durham on loan until the end of the 2018 season before signing a three-year contract at the end of the season.[12]

In February 2022, Lees was named in England's Test squad for their series against the West Indies.[13] He made his Test debut on 8 March 2022, for England against the West Indies.[14]

In April 2022, in the opening round of matches in the 2022 County Championship, Lees carried his bat against Glamorgan, scoring an unbeaten 182 runs.[15]

In July 2023 he scored his best score for Durham County Cricket Club scoring 195 before getting out LBW from Matthew Taylor.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alex Lees profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos .
  2. Web site: Tea: Yorkshire v Leeds MCCU (Day 3) . Yorkshireccc.com . 7 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061358/http://www.yorkshireccc.com/news/tea--yorkshire-v-leeds-mccu--day-3-/1709 . 21 September 2013 .
  3. Web site: Yorkshire Secure Young Talent . Yorkshireccc.com . 21 September 2011 . 27 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927205651/http://www.yorkshireccc.com/news/yorkshire-secure-young-talent/975 . dead .
  4. Web site: Boycott prophecy fulfilled on Lees . ESPN CricInfo . 18 July 2013 . 19 July 2013 . Hardcastle, Graham.
  5. Web site: Middlesex v Yorkshire at Lord's, Jun 11–14, 2013 | Cricket Scorecard . ESPN Cricinfo . 20 July 2013.
  6. Web site: Derbyshire v Yorkshire at Chesterfield, Jul 17–19, 2013 | Cricket Scorecard . ESPN Cricinfo . 20 July 2013.
  7. Web site: Player Profile: Alex Lees . ESPN CricInfo . 13 February 2014.
  8. Web site: Western Australia Second XI v England Performance Programme . ESPN CricInfo . 13 February 2014.
  9. Web site: Sri Lanka A Emerging Players v England Lions . ESPN CricInfo . 13 February 2014.
  10. Web site: Woakes puts Lions in firm control . ESPN CricInfo . 13 February 2014 . 13 February 2014 . Winter, Alex.
  11. Web site: BBC Sport - Yorkshire: Adam Lyth and Alex Lees win Cricket Writers' awards. BBC Sport. 2 October 2014.
  12. Web site: Alex Lees: Durham sign Yorkshire opening batsman . BBC Sport . 13 August 2018 . 13 August 2018 .
  13. Web site: James Anderson, Stuart Broad dropped from England Test squad for West Indies . ESPN Cricinfo . 8 February 2022.
  14. Web site: 1st Test, North Sound, Mar 8 - 12 2022, England tour of West Indies . ESPN Cricinfo . 8 March 2022.
  15. Web site: Alex Lees carries bat but Durham unable to force victory over Glamorgan . The Cricketer . 10 April 2022.