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17 Facts About Alex Lees

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Alex Lees was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, where he attended Holy Trinity Senior School.

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Alex Lees's introduction to cricket was with Bradshaw Cricket Club in the Halifax Cricket League, quickly moving from the junior ranks into senior cricket before he was a teenager.

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Alex Lees left Bradshaw and move to Illingworth at the age of 13.

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Alex Lees was attached to Yorkshire from 2006, starting at under 11 level.

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Alex Lees played for and captained the Yorkshire Academy in the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League, and the Yorkshire Second XI in the Second XI Championship, before progressing to the first team.

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Alex Lees made his debut in first-class cricket against India A in June 2010, scoring 38 runs.

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Alex Lees was part of the England player development XI in both 2010 and 2011.

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In September 2011, Yorkshire County Cricket Club announced that Alex Lees had been awarded a junior-pro contract.

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Alex Lees played his first match against an England first-class county side in April 2013, when he appeared for Yorkshire against Sussex, and scored a century in his third County Championship match with 100 against Middlesex at Lord's.

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Alex Lees's innings was the third-highest score at the ground and made him the youngest Yorkshire player to score a double hundred.

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Alex Lees then travelled to Australia with the England Performance Squad, though he did not pass fifty.

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Alex Lees played for the Lions against Sri Lanka A Emerging Players in February 2014, scoring a century in the first match.

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In September 2014, Alex Lees was named the Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year.

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On 13 August 2018, Alex Lees signed for Durham on loan until the end of the 2018 season before signing a three-year contract at the end of the season.

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In February 2022, Alex Lees was named in England's Test squad for their series against the West Indies.

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Alex Lees made his Test debut on 8 March 2022, for England against the West Indies.

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Alex Lees was named Durham club captain in December 2024 after signing a new three-year contract.