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Full name | Kim Thomas Norkett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | RNH Mtarfa, Malta | 24 December 1955||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1974 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kim Thomas Norkett (born 24 December 1955) is a Welsh former cricketer and rugby player. Norkett was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler.
Educated at Monmouth School,Norkett impressed for the Welsh Schools representative side. [1] He made his first and only List A appearance for Glamorgan against Hampshire at Basingstoke in 1974. [2] In this match,Norkett failed to score any runs after being caught by Bob Stephenson. [2] He claimed a single wicket,that of Gordon Greenidge,at the cost of 34 runs over 8 overs. [2]
A scrum-half,Norkett captained Durham University RFC,Durham County and the English Universities side. He later played for Pontypool RFC and Ebbw Vale RFC. [3]
In 1994,Norkett was falsely accused of a sex offence on a minor,which resulted in him losing his coaching job at Stonyhurst College. [4] He was eventually cleared after a four-day trial. [4]
In a coaching capacity,Norkett has worked with the Welsh women's national team and the Wales rugby sevens team. [3]
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