Matthew Keech (born 21 October 1970) is an English former cricketer and cricket coach.
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| Full name | Matthew Keech | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 October 1970 Hampstead, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1999 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Dorset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 December 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keech was born at Hampstead in October 1979. He played for England Young Cricketers in both Youth Test and One Day International matches in 1989 and 1990.[1][2] Keech made his debut in first-class cricket for Middlesex against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1991, and went onto make fourteen appearances in that seasons County Championship.[3] In that same season, he also made his debut in List A one-day cricket against Surrey in the Refuge Assurance League, with him making fourteen one-day appearances in 1991.[4] He did not appear for Middlesex in 1992, but did return to the side for the 1993 season; during this, he made five first-class and fifteen one-day appearances.[3][4] Keech left Middlesex at the end of that season, with Mark Ramprakash putting this down to a feeling that he would do better playing elsewhere.[5]
For the 1994 season, Keech joined Hampshire, making five appearances in the County Championship and twelve in one-day cricket during his debut season.[3][4]
Keech played in 49 first-class matches and 74 one-day matches for the county. At the end of the 1999 season, Keech was released by Hampshire.[6] In 2001, he made a single one-day appearance for Dorset against Bedfordshire at Bournemouth in the 2nd round of the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy;[7] he scored 73 runs in the match in a losing cause.[6] Keech subsequently coached Dorset.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Under-19 Test Matches played by Matthew Keech". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Under-19 ODI Matches played by Matthew Keech". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Matthew Keech". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "List A Matches played by Matthew Keech". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Ramprakash, Mark (2011). Strictly Me: My Life Under the Spotlight. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 9781845969332.
- ^ a b "Keech happy for standby role". Dorset Echo. Weymouth. 23 May 2001. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ Allen, Dave. "Born On This Day: 21st October". www.ageasbowl.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Canford is delighted to announce a new partnership with the Dorset Cricket Board". www.dorsetview.co.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2023.