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Full name | Paul Garrod Dixey | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Canterbury, Kent | 2 November 1987|||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2010 | Kent (squad no. 2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2010 | Durham UCCE | |||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Leicestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,30 May 2017 |
Paul Garrod Dixey (born 2 November 1987) is a former English professional cricketer. He played County Cricket as a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper.
Dixey was born in Canterbury in Kent and attended King's School in the city. [1] He made his first-class cricket debut as a 17 year old for Kent County Cricket Club in August 2005 against Bangladesh A,scoring 40 runs and taking three catches. [2] He made one Youth Test match appearance for the England Under-19 cricket team in 2006 and gained three Youth ODI caps for the side in the same year. [1] In 2007 Dixey made his List A cricket debut for Kent
He studied Natural Sciences at Durham University and played for Durham UCCE between 2007 and 2009,making nine first-class appearances whilst remaining on Kent's staff. [1] He scored his only first-class century for the UCCE against Lancashire in April 2009. Dixey was released by Kent at the end of the 2010 season and he signed a trial contract with Leicestershire for the 2011 season as deputy wicket-keeper to Tom New. [3] He played nine first-class and nine List A matches for Leicestershire in 2011 and 2012,making his County Championship debut in the process,never having played Championship cricket for Kent. [4]
After suffering a number of injuries,Dixey retired from professional cricket in August 2012 at the age of 25 in order to pursue other career options. [5] He has worked as an Investment Manager for Quilter Cheviot,an Asset Management company based in London. [6]
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