Eddie Leie

{{Short description|South African cricketer (born 1986)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Use South African English|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Eddie Leie

| image =

| country = South Africa

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|11|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Potchefstroom, Transvaal Province, South Africa

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm leg break

| role = Bowler

| international = true

| T20Idebutdate = 7 July

| T20Idebutyear = 2015

| T20Idebutagainst = Bangladesh

| lastT20Idate = 16 August

| lastT20Iyear = 2015

| lastT20Iagainst = New Zealand

| club1 = Gauteng

| year1 = {{nowrap|2004/05–2016/17}}

| club2 = Lions

| year2 = 2011/12–2016/17

| club3 = St Lucia Stars

| year3 = 2015, 2017

| club4 = Cape Cobras

| year4 = 2016/17

| club5 = Knights

| year5 = 2017/18–2018/19

| club6 = Free State

| year6 = 2017/18–2018/19

| club7 = Jozi Stars

| year7 = 2018

| club8 = Central Gauteng

| year8 = 2019/20

| columns = 4

| column1 = T20I

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = –

| bat avg1 = –

| 100s/50s1 = –

| top score1 = –

| deliveries1 = 36

| wickets1 = 4

| bowl avg1 = 12.00

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 3/16

| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–

| column2 = FC

| matches2 = 72

| runs2 = 564

| bat avg2 = 11.05

| 100s/50s2 = 0/1

| top score2 = 58

| deliveries2 = 10,674

| wickets2 = 227

| bowl avg2 = 29.63

| fivefor2 = 11

| tenfor2 = 1

| best bowling2 = 6/50

| catches/stumpings2 = 20/–

| column3 = LA

| matches3 = 81

| runs3 = 194

| bat avg3 = 9.70

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 18

| deliveries3 = 3,319

| wickets3 = 99

| bowl avg3 = 29.92

| fivefor3 = 1

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 5/30

| catches/stumpings3 = 11/–

| column4 = T20

| matches4 = 77

| runs4 = 32

| bat avg4 = 4.57

| 100s/50s4 = 0/0

| top score4 = 10*

| deliveries4 = 1,482

| wickets4 = 73

| bowl avg4 = 24.84

| fivefor4 = 1

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 5/15

| catches/stumpings4 = 14/–

| date = 26 December

| year = 2022

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/eddie-leie-46149 ESPNcricinfo

}}

Eddie Leie (born 16 November 1986) is a South African former cricketer who played as a leg break bowler and right-handed batter. He has played for the South Africa A cricket team and was awarded a High Performance contract by Cricket South Africa in 2015.{{cite web|title=Kagiso Rabada handed CSA contract|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/841411.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=20 March 2015}} In August 2017, he was named in Benoni Zalmi's squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.{{cite web|url=http://www.t20.gl/news/t20-global-league-announces-final-team-squads|title=T20 Global League announces final team squads|access-date=28 August 2017|work=T20 Global League|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905185645/https://www.t20.gl/news/t20-global-league-announces-final-team-squads|archive-date=5 September 2017|url-status=dead}} However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1123408.html |title=Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league |access-date=10 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

In September 2018, he was named in Free State's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/1158607.html |title=Free State Squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=12 September 2018}} The following month, he was named in Jozi Stars' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/live-mzansi-super-league-player-draft-20181017 |title=Mzansi Super League - full squad lists |work=Sport24 |access-date=17 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/domestic/mzansi-super-league-player-draft-the-story-so-far-17521199 |title=Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far |work=Independent Online |access-date=17 October 2018}} In September 2019, he was named in Gauteng's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.sacricketmag.com/pongolo-to-captain-central-gauteng-lions/ |title=Pongolo to captain the CGL |work=SA Cricket Mag |access-date=12 September 2019}}