Gary Keedy
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Gary Keedy (born 27 November 1974) is a retired English cricketer. A slow-left arm spin bowler, he played one match for Yorkshire in 1994, having graduated from their cricket academy, before moving to Lancashire in 1995. He played for the club until 2012 taking over 500 first-class wickets. Although he had played youth internationals, he never played for the senior England team, although he was named in the squad a few times. In 2011 he was part of the Lancashire squad that won the County Championship for the first time since 1950. Keedy subsequently played one season for Surrey and two for Nottinghamshire before retiring as a professional cricketer in 2015. After studying physiotherapy at the University of Salford, he is currently[when?] Nottinghamshire's spin bowling coach and assistant physiotherapist.
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Born | (1974-11-27) 27 November 1974 (age 49) Sandal, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Keeds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 | Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–2012 | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Sylhet Royals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 September 2015 |