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Full name | Gavin Richard Moffat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Morecambe, Lancashire, England | 7 September 1972||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Philip Moffat (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1996 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,15 January 2022 |
Gavin Richard Moffat (born 7 September 1972) is an English former first-class cricketer.
Moffat was born at Morecambe in September 1972. He was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School,before matriculating to Durham University. [1] [2] From there he proceeded to Homerton College at the University of Cambridge. [3] While studying at Cambridge,he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1996,making eight appearances. [4] Playing as a medium pace bowler in the Cambridge side,he took 8 wickets,but struggled against county opposition,which is reflected by his bowling average of 98.50. His best bowling figures were 2 for 50. [5] As a lower order batsman,he scored 45 runs with a highest score of 27. [6] His brother,Philip,was also a first-class cricketer.
After graduating from Cambridge,Moffat began a career in education and was a languages teacher at Stowe School. [7] He is currently the assistant headteacher of Akeley Wood School,specifically head of the sixth form AW6. [8]
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