Leigh is something of an enigma, most of the time you’re left with the impression that he’s a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic basket yet he’ll go out of his way to make time for people and is capable of a surprisingly intelligent and subtle level of conversation.

When he’s on form you get to see a full range of facial expressions that accompany his stories and he’ll happily degrade himself in the pursuit of a laugh, perhaps best illustrated by the occasion, on the 2001 tour, when he paraded around the changing rooms at Timberscombe with a pair of soiled underpants on his head.

Whilst fun to be around, you don’t necessarily want to field anywhere near him as he’ll likely strike up a conversation during play and you can guarantee it’ll be you that will end up being distracted and bawled at by the Captain for not paying attention to field placings.

Leigh arrived at the club at the back end of the 1999 season, already firm friends with Phil H and Ben through local football where he was also notorious with the league disciplinary panel. Confident and driven when things are going well he can quickly become frustrated and antagonised when the reverse is true.

Leigh comes from a background as a British junior 400m athlete; he’s competed at the AAA Championships and has also had a go at bobsleigh. A powerful, shot playing, middle order batsman, Leigh quickly attracted comparisons with Luke Skywalker as in leaving the ball or in follow through, he waves his bat aloft as though it were a light sabre, sometimes with unintentional sound effects.

In the last couple of seasons he’s started to make more impression with his scoring, achieving a maiden fifty in 2004, but his appearances are limited by a young family and a busy career.

His work sees him pedalling artificial joints and body parts to the medical industry and it’s not unknown for him to sit in on an operation  to give technical advice to the surgeon, I can’t think of a worse recurring nightmare than one where you’d become conscious despite anaesthetic and find Leigh directing matters.

His contacts could come in useful as some of the senior players begin to seize up but it’s back on tour where we want to see Leigh as his contributions to the fines pot are legendary.

Leigh relocated to Cornwall in 2011.