[citation needed] The following season he made a further appearance in that competition for the county, against Northumberland at Osborne Avenue, Jesmond.

[citation needed] While studying French and Philosophy at the University of Leeds,[5] Leach made his first appearance for Leeds/Bradford MCCU in 2011.

In their second-innings, he recorded his maiden first-class half century with a score of exactly 50, before being dismissed by Tim Linley.

[7] In July 2024, Leach announced he would retire from professional cricket at the end of that year's English county season.

[8] He ended his final season as Worcestershire's joint leading County Championship wicket-taker alongside Nathan Smith and Tom Taylor.