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Full name | Alexander Kian Russell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Newport, Wales | 17 April 2002||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2022–present | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023/24 | Mashonaland Eagles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,29 January 2024 |
Alexander Kian Russell (born 17 April 2002) is an English cricketer,born in Wales. He plays for Northamptonshire in England and Mashonaland Eagles in Zimbabwe. [1]
Russell was educated in Gloucestershire at Chosen Hill School and Hartpury College,where he studied for a Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science. [1] [2] A leg-spin bowler and tail-end batsman,he made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire in the 2023 season. In his second match he took 6 for 175 when Northamptonshire lost to Kent by an innings and 15 runs. [3]
Russell began playing for Mashonaland Eagles in the 2023–24 Zimbabwe season. [4] In consecutive matches in the Logan Cup in January 2024 he took 6 for 72 and 4 for 192 against Mountaineers [5] and 5 for 38 and 7 for 84 against Matabeleland Tuskers. [6]
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