John Leith (31 May 1857 – 28 July 1928) was an Australian-born New Zealand cricketer who made a single first-class appearance for Otago during the 1880–81 season.John Leith, CricInfo. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
Leith was born at Melbourne in the Colony of Victoria, the eldest son of Peter and Amelia Leith,Deaths, Evening Star, issue 19931, 30 July 1928, p. 6. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 10 November 2023.) but educated at the Middle District School in Dunedin. Professionally he worked as a clerk.McCarron, Tony (2010). New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 80. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
Leith played for an Otago of 22 players against the touring Australians in January 1881 before making his only first-class appearance the following month in the fixture against Canterbury, scoring a total of five runs in the match. The following season he played against an English touring team in a team of 18 Otago players.John Leith, CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
Leith died at Dunedin in 1928 aged 71.
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