Michael Leask

His first Twenty20 international came against Kenya in July 2013. In his third T20I, against the Netherlands in November 2013, he struck 58 and shared a partnership of a hundred or more with Matt Machan, although Scotland lost the match. Canada were the opponents for his one-day international debut in January 2014. That May he drew wider attention by hammering 42 off just 16 deliveries against England, an effort praised by Alastair Cook, then England's captain.

The momentum did not last. At the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers he managed only 56 runs at an average of 9.33. Even so, he was named in Scotland's 15-player squad for the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, where he made little impact. With the ball, he took three wickets in Scotland's win over Tasmania during a 2014 tour meant to help the side adjust to conditions before that tournament.

Leask has also spent time in English county cricket. In 2014 he appeared once for Northants in a first-class match against New Zealand A. He then joined Somerset for the 2016 season, where director of cricket Matt Maynard welcomed him and called him a "feisty cricketer". He later played first-class cricket for Scotland in the ICC Intercontinental Cup in October 2017. When Scotland beat England by 6 runs in a 2018 ODI, his own contribution was modest: he conceded 50 runs from four overs, though he did add a quick 10 from four balls with the bat.