Paul Aldred (born 4 February 1969) is a former English first-class cricketer. Between 1995 and 2002 he played for Derbyshire.

Born in Chellaston, Derby, Aldred was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. His county debut came in 1995, and his top batting score of 83, achieved against Hampshire, came during 1997. His best bowling figures are 7/101, achieved against Lancashire in Derby in Derbyshire's 1999. He continued in First-class cricket until 2002, when he retired.[1]

Since finishing at Derbyshire, Aldred has been running his own cricket coaching business [2][3] and has become the patron of the Derbyshire Disabled Cricket team. He also has a business making handmade cricket bats.[4]

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  1. ^ Paul Aldred at Cricket Archive
  2. ^ Derbyshire Congregational Cricket Club[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Past Cricketers Association Newsletter 4" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  4. ^ "The Story". Aldred Cricket Bats. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

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