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Gary Keedy
England
Player profile
Full name Gary Keedy
Born November 27, 1974, Sandal, Wakefield, Yorkshire
Current age 33 years 320 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 |
170 |
194 |
97 |
1138 |
64 |
11.73 |
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0 |
2 |
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46 |
0 |
| List A |
51 |
18 |
8 |
121 |
33 |
12.10 |
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0 |
0 |
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5 |
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 |
170 |
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34674 |
16270 |
509 |
7/95 |
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31.96 |
2.81 |
68.1 |
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24 |
5 |
| List A |
51 |
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1990 |
1543 |
54 |
5/30 |
5/30 |
28.57 |
4.65 |
36.8 |
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 |
Somerset v Lancashire at Taunton, Sep 24-27, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1995 |
| Last List A |
Lancashire v Somerset at Liverpool, Sep 14, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Lancashire v Leicestershire at Manchester, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Lancashire v Yorkshire at Manchester, Jun 20, 2008 scorecard |
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
Sep 26, 2008 |
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Gary Keedy punches the air after having Peter Trego caught
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Jun 0, 2008 |
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Gary Keedy 2008
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May 18, 2006 |
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Gerard Brophy is bowled around his legs by Gary Keedy
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