Charles William Leat (6 December 1855 – 18 December 1937) was an English first-class cricketer. Leat was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast, but played primarily as a wicket-keeper.

Leat made his first-class debut for Hampshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club in the 1878.

From 1878 to 1885, which was Hampshire's final season with first-class status until the 1895 County Championship, Leat represented Hampshire in sixteen first-class matches, with Leat's final first-class appearance for Hampshire coming against Kent. In his sixteen matches, Leat scored 323 runs at an average of 11.53, with a single half-century, which yielded his highest first-class score of 63 against Kent in 1884. With the ball Leat took two wickets at a bowling average of 24.50, with best figures of 2/10. Leat played primarily as a wicketkeeper, where he took 21 catches and made a single stumping.

Leat died at Ringwood, Hampshire on 18 December 1937.

External links

• Charles Leat at Cricinfo
• Charles Leat at CricketArchive
• Matches and detailed statistics for Charles Leat