Patrick Christopher McKeown (born 1 June 1976) is an English cricketer. McKeown is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Liverpool, Lancashire.

Pat McKeown
Personal information
Full name
Patrick Christopher McKeown
Born (1976-06-01) 1 June 1976 (age 48)
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001Cheshire
1996–2000Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 19 21
Runs scored 679 346
Batting average 26.11 16.47
100s/50s –/3 –/1
Top score 75 69
Balls bowled 62
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 14/– 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 September 2011

McKeown made his first-class debut for Lancashire against Somerset in the 1996 County Championship. He made 18 further first-class appearances for Lancashire, the last of which came against Derbyshire in the 2000 County Championship.[1] In his 19 first-class matches, he scored 679 runs at an average of 26.11, with a high score of 75.[2] This score, which was one of three first-class fifties he made, came against Cambridge University in 1999.[3]

He also made his List A debut in 1996 against Surrey in the 1996 AXA Equity and Law League. McKeown would go on to make 19 further appearances in that format for the county, the last of which came against Northamptonshire in the 2000 Norwich Union National League.[4] In his 20 List A matches for the county, he scored 316 runs at an average of 15.80, with a high score of 69.[5] This score, which was his only List A half century, came against Northamptonshire in 1996.[6] He left Lancashire at the end of the 2000 season.

He joined Cheshire for the 2001 season, making two MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances against Staffordshire and the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board,[7] as well as a single List A match against the Lancashire Cricket Board in the 1st round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which was held in 2001.[4] In this match, he scored 30 runs before being run out.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Pat McKeown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Pat McKeown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Cambridge University v Lancashire, 1999". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  4. ^ a b "List A Matches played by Pat McKeown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  5. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Pat McKeown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Northamptonshire v Lancashire, 1996 AXA Equity and Law League". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Pat McKeown". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Cheshire v Lancashire Cricket Board, 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
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