Cricket career
He was part of the England player development XI in both 2010 and 2011. In September 2011,Yorkshire County Cricket Club announced that Lees had been awarded a junior-pro contract. [3] He was given plaudits from the former England opener Geoffrey Boycott,who stated that "I think he's very good ... I like the whole package with him". [4]
Lees played his first match against an England first-class county side in April 2013,when he appeared for Yorkshire against Sussex,and scored a century in his third County Championship match with 100 against Middlesex at Lord's. [5] In July,he played only the 50th innings of over 250 runs for Yorkshire,scoring 275 not out in the first innings of the match against Derbyshire at Queen's Park,Chesterfield. [6] His innings was the third-highest score at the ground [4] and also made him the youngest Yorkshire player to score a double hundred. [7]
In August 2013,Lees was selected to play for England Lions in a two-day friendly match against the Australians at Northampton,opening the batting and scoring 33 runs. He then travelled to Australia with the England Performance Squad,though he did not pass fifty. [8] He also played for the Lions against Sri Lanka A Emerging Players in February 2014,scoring a century in the first match. [9] [10]
During the 2014 and 2015 seasons Lees formed a strong opening partnership with Adam Lyth,helping Yorkshire win the County Championship in both years.
In 2016 he became Yorkshire's captain in both one-day formats - at 22,the youngest to hold the office,remarkably,since Lord Hawke.
In September 2014,Lees was named the Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year. [11] On 13 August 2018,Lees signed for Durham on loan until the end of the 2018 season before signing a three-year contract at the end of the season. [12]
In February 2022,Lees was named in England's Test squad for their series against the West Indies. [13] He made his Test debut on 8 March 2022,for England against the West Indies. [14]
In April 2022,in the opening round of matches in the 2022 County Championship,Lees carried his bat against Glamorgan,scoring an unbeaten 182 runs. [15]
In July 2023 he made his best score for Durham County Cricket Club to date with scoring 195 against Gloucestershire. [16] [17]
Lees was named Durham club captain in December 2024 after signing a new three-year contract. [18] [19]
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