21 Questions: Jack Leach

Somerset’s Tauntonian Twirler Jack Leach humours us with his 21 Questions.

Describe yourself in one word.
Determined

What words or phrases do you most overuse?
Nuts

What is your most marked characteristic?
The nut

If you could edit your past, what would you change?
I would definitely change the car I chose

What is your idea of happiness?
Singing Blackbird with the boys after a Somerset win

What’s your ultimate pet hate?
Rudeness

Which living person do you most admire and why?
My parents, they are good people!

What would be your fancy dress costume of choice?
Me and my best mate went as The Blues Brothers to our own fancy dress party… that was a good night!

What has been your biggest disappointment?
Probably not winning the Championship last year. As a Somerset fan it would be amazing to be part of the first Championship-winning squad

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
That your true friends are there for you through thick and thin

If you were an animal, what would you be?
I wouldn’t be an animal, I’d be a nut

What is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen?
The sun rising from the top of Kilimanjaro

What becomes of the broken hearted?
They listen to their head instead of their heart

What’s wrong with the world?
There’s too much hatred in the world

Which three people would you invite to your dream dinner party?
Steven Gerrard, Ed Sheeran, Jurgen Klopp

Whose windows would you most like to smash?
Piers Morgan’s

Who would you like to play you in a film of your life?
Jason Statham

What song would you have playing when walking out to bat?
Coldplay – Adventure of a Lifetime

If you could be one other cricketer for a day, who would you be?
Virat Kohli

What was the first record you bought?
I can’t remember, luckily

Who is your favourite fictional hero?
Spider-Man – he can spin a web

About the author

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Freddie Chatt

Freddie is a cricket badger. Since his first experience of cricket at primary school, he's been in love with the game. Playing for his local village club, Great Baddow Cricket Club, for the past 20 years. A wicketkeeper-batsman, who has fluked his way to two scores of over 170, yet also holds the record for the most ducks for his club. When not playing, Freddie is either watching or reading about the sport he loves.