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Full name | Richard James Gleeson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Blackpool, Lancashire, England | 2 December 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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T20I debut(cap 95) | 9 July 2022 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 30 September 2022 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2018 | Northamptonshire (squad no. 33) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Rangpur Riders (squad no. 33) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | →Lancashire (on loan)(squad no. 11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2023 | Lancashire (squad no. 11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019/20 | Melbourne Renegades (squad no. 33) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Manchester Originals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024–present | Chennai Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024–present | Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | London Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,30 September 2024 |
Richard James Gleeson (born 2 December 1987) is an English cricketer,who plays for Lancashire in domestic cricket. He made his international debut for the England cricket team in July 2022. [1]
He made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against the Australians on 15 August 2015 [2] and his List A debut for Northamptonshire against Lancashire on 8 June 2016 in the Royal London One-Day Cup. [3]
Initially,Gleeson played for Northants on a match-by-match basis while continuing his full-time job coaching in schools and cricket clubs on behalf of the Lancashire Cricket Board,but in July 2016 he signed a three-year contract with Northants. [4] He signed to play Twenty20 cricket for the Rangpur Riders in the 2016 Bangladesh Premier League. [5] He moved from Northamptonshire to Lancashire towards the end of the 2018 season. [6]
On being named in England's training squad in May 2020,and the possibility of playing for England,Gleeson said "never give up,keep following your dream and keep pursuing things". [7] On 9 July 2020,Gleeson was included in England's 24-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the One Day International (ODI) series against Ireland, [8] [9] and was later named as one of three reserve players in England's squad for the series. [10] [11]
On 29 May 2022,in the 2022 T20 Blast,Gleeson took his first five-wicket haul in Twenty20 cricket,with 5/33 against the Worcestershire Rapids. [12]
In July 2022,Gleeson was named in England's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their home series against India. [13] He made his T20I debut on 9 July 2022,for England against India,taking the wickets of Rohit Sharma,Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant,finishing with figures of 3/15. [14]
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