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Richard James Gleeson.
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| Born | (1987-12-02) 2 December 1987 (age 36) Blackpool, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 September 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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