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{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name =
| image =
| country = England
| international =
| fullname = Clive William Leach
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1934|12|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], India
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = [[Slow left-arm orthodox]]
| role = Durham chairman
| family =
| club1 = [[Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club|Buckinghamshire]]
| year1 = 1965–1971
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]]
| year2 = 1959–1964
| clubnumber2 =
| club3 = [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]]
| year3 = 1955–1958
| clubnumber3 =
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 39
| runs1 = 1,025
| bat avg1 = 17.67
| 100s/50s1 = –/4
| top score1 = 67
| deliveries1 = 1,759
| wickets1 = 26
| bowl avg1 = 25.26
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = 3/19
| catches/stumpings1 = 28/–
| column2 = [[List A cricket|List A]]
| matches2 = 5
| runs2 = 76
| bat avg2 = 25.33
| 100s/50s2 = –/–
| top score2 = 39[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 48
| wickets2 = 1
| bowl avg2 = 48.00
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = 1/48
| catches/stumpings2 = 2/–
| date = 8 May
| year = 2011
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16496.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Clive William Leach''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (born 4 December 1934) is a former English [[cricket]]er. He was a right-handed [[batsman (cricket)|batsman]] who bowled [[slow left-arm orthodox]]. He was born in [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], India.

==Cricket career==
Leach made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]] against [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]] in 1955. He played 38 further first-class matches for Warwickshire, the last coming against [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]] in 1958.<ref>{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30914/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Clive Leach|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=8 May 2011}}</ref> In his 39 first-class matches for Warwickshire, he scored 1,025 runs at a [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]] of 17.67, with 4 [[half century|half centuries]] and a high score of 67. An able slip fielder, he took 28 [[catch (cricket)|catches]].<ref>{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30914/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Clive Leach|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=8 May 2011}}</ref> An [[all-rounder]], Leach took 26 wickets at a [[bowling average]] of 25.26, with best figures of 3/19.<ref>{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30914/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Clive Leach|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=8 May 2011}}</ref>

After being released by Warwickshire, Leach joined [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]] for the [[1959 English cricket season|1959 season]], making his [[Minor Counties Championship]] debut against [[Northumberland County Cricket Club|Northumberland]]. He played [[Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket|Minor counties]] cricket for Durham from 1959 to 1965.<ref name = "MCM">{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30914/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Clive Leach|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=8 May 2011}}</ref> It was for Durham that he made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut against [[Hertfordshire County Cricket Club|Hertfordshire]] in the [[1964 Gillette Cup]]. He played a further List A match for Durham, which came in the same season against [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]].<ref name = "LAM">{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30914/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Clive Leach|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=8 May 2011}}</ref>

Leach later joined [[Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club|Buckinghamshire]], making his debut for the county in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against [[Berkshire County Cricket Club|Berkshire]]. He played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1966 to 1971.<ref name = "MCM"/> He made 3 List A appearances for Buckinghamshire, against [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] in the [[1969 Gillette Cup]], [[Bedfordshire County Cricket Club|Bedfordshire]] and [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]], both in the [[1970 Gillette Cup]].<ref name = "LAM"/>

==Later life==
Following the end of his cricket career, Leach began his business career in 1961 at the age of 27 when he began a career in television. He started with Tyne Tees Television. At the time he retired from television in 1994, Leach was the Chairman and Chief executive of Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television plc.<ref name = "CLAC">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/141035.html|title=Clive Leach appointed as Durham chairman|date=18 May 2004|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=8 May 2011}}</ref> In 2000 he was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] for his services to training and education.<ref name = "CLAC"/>

Subsequently Leach carried out a number of senior public sector roles in the Yorkshire and Leeds City regions between 1995 and 2005, including as Chairman of the Yorkshire Training and Enterprise Council, The Leeds Learning and Skills Council and Yorkshire Enterprise Ltd. He was Chairman of the Leeds Health Authority spearheading the merger between the Leeds General Infirmary and St James' Hospital. He took over as Chairman of Yorkshire Fund Managers in 2008. He also took over as Chairman of Be Independent Ltd, a company supporting independence for old and disabled people in the York City area in 2016. Leach is a past president of [[Harrogate International Festivals]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Neesam|first=Malcolm|title=Music Over The Waters|publisher=Manor Place Press|year=2017|isbn=978-0951096963|pages=436}}</ref>

In 2004 Leach was appointed Chairman of the Durham County Cricket Club, by this time a club with first class status.<ref name = "CLAC"/> He stepped down in 2016 during negotiations with the English Cricket Board over financial disagreement with them. In the 12 years as Chairman, Durham won three County Championship titles and two major cup trophies, and held their first Test matches including an "Ashes" test. He was succeeded by Sir Ian Botham.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sir Ian Botham loved fighting the odds through sheer force of personality - Durham should suit him|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/cricket/sir-ian-botham-loved-fighting-12121219|website=Chronicle Live|date=3 November 2016}}</ref>

Clive Leach is currently owner and Chairman of the Universe Media Group Ltd, publishers of ''Catholic Universe'', the largest circulation Catholic weekly newspaper; the ''Catholic Times''; and the ''Church and Heritage Building'' magazine. On 10th June 2021 it was announced that The Catholic Universe and Catholic Times newspapers would close with immediate effect with that week’s editions being the last.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/42395|title = StackPath}}</ref>

He was awarded a Papal Knighthood - KSG - in March 2018 for services to the Catholic faith.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/141035.html Clive Leach] at [[ESPNcricinfo]]
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30914/30914.html Clive Leach] at CricketArchive

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[[Category:Cricketers from Mumbai]]
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[[Category:Warwickshire cricketers]]
[[Category:Durham cricketers]]
[[Category:Buckinghamshire cricketers]]
[[Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:English cricket administrators]]

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