WATCH | Savage Jack Leach raises 'specs' to mark epic hundred celebration

06/20/2024

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Time and again, the cricket field has witnessed some uncanny celebrations and England spinner Jack Leach just made the list. His epic gesture to raise the spectacles after scoring a rare hundred for Somerset mixed humor to the contest in a three-day Second XI Championship game against Middlesex.

With a lead of three runs after the first innings, Sam Robson’s unbridled 88 helped the Middlesex side reach 316 runs with Edward Leonard scalping a three-fer. Having lost a couple of wickets late on Day 2, Somerset resumed their innings at 44/2 with Jack Leach at one end. The side advanced to 165/3 at the cusp of lunch before Leach raced to his ton in the second session and broke into a humorous celebration.

As Leach reached the century mark in 155 balls, he took off his spectacle and raised it along with the bat. The spin-bowling all-rounder batted in the middle order for his county side and was not wearing a helmet then. Although he was dismissed for 104 runs, consolidating a 166-run partnership with Thomas Rew, Somerset ended on the winning side. However, Leach’s celebration became the talk of the town as the video surfaced through Twitterverse.

What a funny celebration!!!!!