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Full name Gary Keedy
Born November 27, 1974, Sandal, Wakefield, Yorkshire
Current age 33 years 267 days
Major teams Lancashire,Yorkshire
Nickname Keeds
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Height
5 ft 11 in
Education Garforth Comprehensive
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
First-class
167
189
97
1102
64
11.97
0
2
45
0
List A
48
16
8
94
33
11.75
0
0
3
0
Twenty20
34
6
3
19
9*
6.33
16
118.75
0
0
1
1
3
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
167
34151
16066
502
7/95
32.00
2.82
68.0
23
5
List A
48
1848
1453
49
5/30
5/30
29.65
4.71
37.7
0
1
0
Twenty20
34
34
663
700
33
4/15
4/15
21.21
6.33
20.0
1
0
0
Career statistics
First-class debut
1994
Last First-class
Lancashire v Yorkshire at Manchester, Aug 12-15, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1995
Last List A
Lancashire v Worcestershire at Manchester, Aug 10, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Lancashire v Leicestershire at Manchester, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Lancashire v Yorkshire at Manchester, Jun 20, 2008 scorecard
Profile
In an era when England have not exactly been blessed with spin bowling options, Gary Keedy can considering himself unlucky not to have had a crack in the Test team, especially after his performances in the last couple of seasons. In 2004 in finished as the highest wicket-taker amongst English-qualified spinners, with 72 wickets, following on from 60 wickets in 2003. Last summer he was ever present in the relegated Lancashire side and was often left with a huge workload on flat pitches. Keedy moved across the Pennines after failing to get a regular place in the Yorkshire side, and the turning point in his career was the arrival of Bobby Simpson as coach. He told him he was good enough to be the frontline spinner and to have confidence in himself. Ironically, Lancashire then signed Muttiah Muralitharan, and were on the brink of having Harbhajan Singh for the 2003 season, but Harbhajan suffered a finger injury, opening the door for Keedy - and he hasn't looked back. However, the development of Monty Panesar has probably closed the door on an international future. Andrew McGlashan September 2007
