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| Full name | Kevin John Latouf | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 September 1985 Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Latsy [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 1 [1] in (1.55 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Hampshire (squad no. 28) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,13 August 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kevin John Latouf (born 7 September 1985) is a South African-born English former cricketer.
Latouf was born in South Africa at Pretoria in September 1985. As a child,he moved to England where he was raised in Fareham. He was educated at Millfield on a tennis scholarship,before progressing to Barton Peveril Sixth Form College. [2] After good form for the Hampshire Second XI in 2005,in which he scored 284 runs at an average of 56.80,Latouf was called up to the England Under-19 team for their Under-19 Test and One Day International (ODI) series against Sri Lanka Under-19s; [2] he played in all three Test and ODI matches in the series. [3] [4] With Kevin Pietersen being called up to England's squad for the 2005 Ashes series,Latouf replaced him in Hampshire's squad for their Cheltenham &Gloucester Trophy quarter-final,with him making his debut in List A one-day cricket against Surrey. He would appear in their semi-final victory against Yorkshire,and in the final against Warwickshire at Lord's, [5] which Hampshire won by 18 runs,with Latouf taking what was described as a "stunning" catch to help dismiss Nick Knight. [6] In the absence of Pietersen for the remainder of the 2005 season,Latouf also appeared in six one-day matches in the 2005 totesport League. [5]
The following season,he made a single appearance for Hampshire in first-class cricket against Loughborough UCCE at the Rose Bowl. [7] Batting twice in the match,he was dismissed for 29 runs in Hampshire's only innings by Richard Morris. [8] In the proceeding seasons,Latouf found his opportunities at Hampshire limited,with him making just two further one-day appearances,against the West Indies A cricket team in 2006 and Worcestershire in the 2008 Friends Provident Trophy. [5] In eleven one-day appearances,he scored 90 runs at an average of 11.25,with a highest score of 25. [9] Midway through the 2008 season,he was loaned to Warwickshire for one month,but did not feature for their first eleven. [10] He was released by Hampshire at the end of that season,alongside the Zimbabwean Greg Lamb. [6] Following his release,Latouf opened a wine bar and coffee shop in Winchester with rugby union international Chris Robshaw. [11] He has since opened a coffee bar with his wife,Flora,in Lagos,Portugal. [12]