John Vernon Leader (14 May 1908 – 22 March 1995) was a New Zealand cricketer and mountaineer.[1][2] He played eleven first-class matches for Otago between the 1928–29 and 1940–41 seasons.[3]
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Full name | John Vernon Leader | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | 14 May 1908||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 March 1995 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | (aged 86)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1928/29–1940/41 | Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 February 2024 |
Leader was born at Christchurch in 1908 but was educated at Otago Boys' High School in Dunedin.[4] He played schools representative cricket for Otago.[5] He made his senior representative debut during the 1928–29 season in a Plunket Shield match against Auckland at Carisbrook, scoring seven runs and not taking a wicket. He played irregularly for the provincial side―his next two first-class appearances were during Otago's Plunket Shield winning campaign of 1932–33. In a total of 11 first-class matches he scored 292 runs and took 18 wickets, making his last first-class appearances during the 1940–41 season.[1][6]