Richard Gleeson

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Richard Gleeson
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Personal information
Full nameRichard James Gleeson
Born (1987-12-02) 2 December 1987 (age 34)
Blackpool, Lancashire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–2018Northamptonshire (squad no. 33)
2016Rangpur Riders (squad no. 33)
2018→ Lancashire (on loan) (squad no. 11)
2019–presentLancashire (squad no. 11)
2019/20Melbourne Renegades (squad no. 33)
First-class debut14 August 2015 Northamptonshire v Australians
List A debut8 June 2016 Northamptonshire v Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 34 21 52
Runs scored 259 53 24
Batting average 11.26 6.62 4.80
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 31 13 7*
Balls bowled 5,526 841 1009
Wickets 143 28 50
Bowling average 21.34 29.14 26.92
5 wickets in innings 10 1 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 6/43 5/47 3/12
Catches/stumpings 8/– 3/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 August 2021

Richard James Gleeson (born 2 December 1987) is an English cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against the Australians on 15 August 2015[2] and his List A debut for Northamptonshire against Lancashire on 8 June 2016 in the Royal London One-Day Cup.[3]

Initially, Gleeson played for Northants on a match-by-match basis while continuing his full-time job coaching in schools and cricket clubs on behalf of the Lancashire Cricket Board, but in July 2016 he signed a three-year contract with Northants.[4] He signed to play Twenty20 cricket for the Rangpur Riders in the 2016 Bangladesh Premier League.[5]

On 29 May 2020, Gleeson was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7] On being named in England's training squad, and the possibility of playing for England, Gleeson said "never give up, keep following your dream and keep pursuing things".[8] On 9 July 2020, Gleeson was included in England's 24-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the One Day International (ODI) series against Ireland.[9][10] On 27 July 2020, Gleeson was named as one of three reserve players in England's squad for the ODI series.[11][12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Richard Gleeson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Australia tour of England and Ireland, Tour Match: Northamptonshire v Australians at Northampton, Aug 14-16, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Royal London One-Day Cup, North Group: Northamptonshire v Lancashire at Northampton, Jun 8, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Richard Gleeson Signs Official Contract for Northants County Cricket Club". Lancashirecricket.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Eighty-five players picked in BPL 2016-17 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  6. ^ "England Men confirm back-to-training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Richard Gleeson on England hopes: 'Never give up, keep following your dream'". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Injured Chris Jordan misses England's ODI squad to face Ireland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  10. ^ "England men name behind-closed-doors ODI training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  11. ^ "England Men name 14-strong squad for Royal London Series". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  12. ^ "England v Ireland: David Willey & Reece Topley recalled for ODI series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

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