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In 2014, several [[York City F.C.]] fans sponsored Leaning in his first season as a full professional cricketer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/739825.html |title=Blogs: Football fans sponsor Yorkshire batsman &#124; Cricket Blogs |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date=2014-04-26 |accessdate=2014-06-05}}</ref> His father [[Andy Leaning|Andy]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/10/nottinghamshires-lumb-and-taylor-nullify-yorkshires-attack|title=Yorkshire’s Jack Leaning and Richard Pyrah impress against Nottinghamshire|first=Richard|last=Gibson|publisher=Guardian|date=10 June 2014|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> is a former player and goalkeeping coach of York.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/13809215|title=Jason Walker and Paul Musselwhite join York City|publisher=BBC Sport|date=17 June 2011|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>
In 2014, several [[York City F.C.]] fans sponsored Leaning in his first season as a full professional cricketer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/739825.html |title=Blogs: Football fans sponsor Yorkshire batsman &#124; Cricket Blogs |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date=2014-04-26 |accessdate=2014-06-05}}</ref> His father [[Andy Leaning|Andy]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/10/nottinghamshires-lumb-and-taylor-nullify-yorkshires-attack|title=Yorkshire’s Jack Leaning and Richard Pyrah impress against Nottinghamshire|first=Richard|last=Gibson|publisher=Guardian|date=10 June 2014|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> is a former player and goalkeeping coach of York.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/13809215|title=Jason Walker and Paul Musselwhite join York City|publisher=BBC Sport|date=17 June 2011|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref>


In August 2019 it was announced that Leaning would join [[Kent County Cricket Club]] at the end of the [[2019 English cricket season]].<ref name=wis24aug19>Josephs H (2019) [https://www.wisden.com/stories/county-cricket/yorkshires-jack-leaning-to-join-kent Exclusive: Yorkshire’s Jack Leaning to join Kent], ''[[Wisden]]'' (online), 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.</ref> In his second match for Kent he scored his maiden double-century, making 220 [[not out]] in a [[List of Kent County Cricket Club first-class cricket records|Kent record partnership for any wicket]] of 423 runs against [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] at [[St Lawrence Ground|Canterbury]] in the [[2020 Bob Willis Trophy]].<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19880/report/1227600/kent-vs-sussex-south-group-bob-willis-trophy-2020 Darren Stevens skewers Sussex after Jordan Cox, Jack Leaning run-bonanza], [[CricInfo]], 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-10.</ref> The innings was his first century for three seasons. In April 2022, he was bought by the [[Oval Invincibles]] for the [[2022 season of The Hundred|2022 season]] of [[The Hundred (cricket)|The Hundred]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60477088 |title=The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed |work=BBC Sport |access-date=5 April 2022}}</ref>
In August 2019 it was announced that Leaning would join [[Kent County Cricket Club]] at the end of the [[2019 English cricket season]].<ref name=wis24aug19>{{Cite web|last=HarryJ|date=2019-08-24|title=Exclusive: Yorkshire Batsman Jack Leaning To Join Kent &#124; Wisden Cricket|url=https://wisden.com/stories/county-cricket/yorkshires-jack-leaning-to-join-kent|access-date=2023-01-05|website=Wisden|language=en-GB}}</ref> In his second match for Kent he scored his maiden double-century, making 220 [[not out]] in a [[List of Kent County Cricket Club first-class cricket records|Kent record partnership for any wicket]] of 423 runs against [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] at [[St Lawrence Ground|Canterbury]] in the [[2020 Bob Willis Trophy]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Darren Stevens skewers Sussex after Jordan Cox, Jack Leaning run-bonanza|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/bob-willis-trophy-2020-1227582/kent-vs-sussex-south-group-1227600/match-report|access-date=2023-01-05|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> The innings was his first century for three seasons. In April 2022, he was bought by the [[Oval Invincibles]] for the [[2022 season of The Hundred|2022 season]] of [[The Hundred (cricket)|The Hundred]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60477088 |title=The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed |work=BBC Sport |access-date=5 April 2022}}</ref>


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Jack Leaning
Leaning in 2017
Personal information
Full name
Jack Andrew Leaning
Born (1993-10-18) 18 October 1993 (age 30)
Bristol, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–2019Yorkshire (squad no. 34)
2020–Kent (squad no. 34)
2022Oval Invincibles
FC debut21 June 2013 Yorkshire v Surrey
LA debut27 August 2012 Yorkshire v Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 98 54 91
Runs scored 4,756 1,123 1,700
Batting average 34.21 28.79 27.41
100s/50s 8/26 2/5 0/7
Top score 220* 131* 81*
Balls bowled 2,142 345 258
Wickets 21 10 15
Bowling average 62.95 32.70 21.80
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/20 5/22 3/15
Catches/stumpings 88/– 26/– 44/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 September 2022

Jack Andrew Leaning (born 18 October 1993) is an English first-class cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and right arm off-spin bowler, Leaning joined Kent County Cricket Club at the end of the 2019 season, having previously played all of his professional cricket for Yorkshire after making his professional debut in 2012.[2]

Leaning joined Yorkshire in 2008, starting at under 15 level. He went on to play for the Yorkshire Academy in the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League, and the Yorkshire Second XI in the Second XI Championship, before making his List A debut against Warwickshire in August 2012 and his first-class debut against Surrey in June 2013.[2] He became an established member of the Yorkshire side during the 2014 season.

In 2014, several York City F.C. fans sponsored Leaning in his first season as a full professional cricketer.[3] His father Andy[4] is a former player and goalkeeping coach of York.[5]

In August 2019 it was announced that Leaning would join

2022 season of The Hundred.[8]

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-9572951-8-6
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  2. ^ a b "Jack Leaning | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Blogs: Football fans sponsor Yorkshire batsman | Cricket Blogs". ESPN Cricinfo. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  4. ^ Gibson, Richard (10 June 2014). "Yorkshire's Jack Leaning and Richard Pyrah impress against Nottinghamshire". Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Jason Walker and Paul Musselwhite join York City". BBC Sport. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  6. ^ HarryJ (24 August 2019). "Exclusive: Yorkshire Batsman Jack Leaning To Join Kent | Wisden Cricket". Wisden. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Darren Stevens skewers Sussex after Jordan Cox, Jack Leaning run-bonanza". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  8. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

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