Charles Edward McLeod (24 October 1869 – 26 November 1918) was an Australian

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between 1894 and 1905. McLeod was a patient batsman and accurate bowler who represented

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from 1893 to 1905. His fielding and his running between wickets were affected by deafness. In the First Test of the 1897–98 Ashes series he was

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by a

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, and having not heard the umpire's call, he left the wicket, thinking he was out, and was

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, Bill Storer. His best Test series was the 1897–98 Ashes series, when he scored 352 runs at an average of 58.66. Opening the batting in the Second Test on New Year's Day 1898, he scored his only Test century, 112 in 245 minutes, the only century of the match, which

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won by an innings. He toured England in 1899 and 1905. His brother

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also played Test cricket for Australia.

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* 1869 births 1918 deaths Australia Test cricketers Victoria cricketers Melbourne Cricket Club cricketers Cricketers from Melbourne Deaf cricketers Australian deaf people People from Port Melbourne {{Australia-cricket-bio-1860s-stub