Paul Dixey
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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.
Cricket career
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]
Retirement
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]
References
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- ↑ a b c Paul Dixey, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ↑ Rasal and Saggers in the wickets, CricInfo, 2005-08-16. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ↑ Seamer Sam Cliff looks to win new Leicestershire deal, BBC Sport, 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ↑ Dixey, Naik guide Leicestershire draw, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ↑ Leicestershire wicketkeeper Paul Dixey to quit cricket, BBC Sport, 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ↑ Boyce learns from Peter Wilcox Financial Management, Leicestershire County Cricket Club, 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
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