Edward Leach

Edward Leach (4 December 1879 to 30 October 1949) was a New Zealand bowls player who represented his country at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario. He was born in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, the son of John and Ann Leach, trained as a baker and later emigrated to New Zealand. A member of the Stratford Bowling Club, he played in the fours at the 1930 Games alongside William Fielding, Peter McWhannell and Harold Frost, and the four finished fifth. He later moved to Auckland, where he served as president of the Saint Heliers Bowling Club, and he held office in the Tamaki Returned Servicemen's Association and the Tamaki Orphans' Club. He died on 30 October 1949 and was buried at Purewa Cemetery in Auckland.