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'''Laura Kelly MacLeod''', ({{nee|''Newton''}}; 27 November 1977) formerly Newton, is an English former cricketer who played as a right-handed [[Batting (cricket)|batter]] and [[off break]] bowler.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/53702.html |title=Laura Newton &#124; Cricket Players and Officials |work=ESPNcricinfo|date= |accessdate=2014-05-08}}</ref> She appeared in 13 [[Women's Test cricket|Test matches]], 73 [[Women's One Day International|WODIs]] and 3 [[Women's Twenty20 International|WT20Is]] games for the [[English women's cricket team]]. She played domestic cricket for [[Lancashire and Cheshire Women cricket team|Lancashire and Cheshire]], [[Cheshire Women cricket team|Cheshire]], [[Staffordshire Women cricket team|Staffordshire]], [[Lancashire Women cricket team|Lancashire]] and [[Lancashire Thunder]].<ref name="CAprof">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8460/8460.html |title=Player Profile: Laura Newton|work=CricketArchive|date= |accessdate=2020-02-21}}</ref>
 
MacLeod was born in [[Nantwich]], [[Cheshire]].<ref name="CAprof"/> She made her one-day international debut in 1997 against South Africa and her Test debut in 1999 against India before touring Australia. She scored one test century and nine one day half centuries and developed over her career from a middle order batter to an opener. She took 12 test wickets and 19 in one day internationals, changing bowling styles from medium pace to off spin over time.