Keith Greenfield

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Keith Greenfield (born 6 December 1968) is the current Director of Cricket for Sussex County Cricket Club.

Greenfield is a former English first-class cricketer, whose career for Sussex spanned twelve years between 1987 until 1999. He played 78 first-class and 160 one-day matches for the county, scoring over 7,000 runs in total. [1]

A right-handed batsman, he was also an occasional right-arm medium bowler who picked up thirty-two wickets. [2]

He joined Sussex initially as part of a Youth Opportunities Scheme, progressing through the Second XI team and development squads until he was given a chance in the First XI. His career best, 154, came against Glamorgan. [3]

After his playing career ended he joined the administrative staff as Director of the Sussex Academy, being awarded a testimonial in 2004, [3] followed by a promotion to Cricket Performance Manager in 2005. [4]

He also continued to play club cricket in Brighton, where he was born, [1] and Hove. [5]

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References

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  2. "Player Profile: Keith Greenfield". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Sussex award Keith Greenfield Testimonial". ESPN CricInfo. 14 August 2003. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  4. "Robinson takes new role at Sussex". ESPN CricInfo. 8 August 2005. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  5. "Teams Keith Greenfield Played For". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2 August 2013.