Keith Medlycott

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Keith Medlycott England (ENG)

Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Slow left arm orthodox
	First-class	List A
Matches	141	58
Runs scored	3584	431
Batting average	25.94	15.39
100s/50s	3/21	0/0
Top score	153	44*
Balls bowled	22504	1791
Wickets	357	49
Bowling average	32.26	29.71
5 wickets in innings	18	0
10 wickets in match	6	N/A
Best bowling	8/52	4/18
Catches/stumpings	90/0	17/0
Debut: 27 June 1984 Last appearance: 3 May 2005 Source: [1]

Keith Thomas Medlycott (born May 12, 1965 at Whitechapel, London) was an English cricketer, a left-arm spinner and middle order batsman for Surrey and Northern Transvaal. Known as "Medders", Medlycott travelled to the West Indies during England’s 1989-1990 tour, but he did not play in any Test matches. In the winter of 1990 he toured Sri Lanka with the England A team. His career in first-class cricket spanned 1984 to 1991, and in List A matches from 1985 to 1991 (but with one final match in 2005).

Of his three first-class centuries, one was made on debut against Cambridge University, whilst another was made in Surrey's record seventh wicket partnership of 262 - with Jack Richards - against Kent in 1987.[2][3]

At the end of 1991, Medlycott was forced into premature retirement at the age of 26 due to developing a tendency to fail to let go of the ball when bowling, known as the bowling "yips". In 1997 he returned to Surrey as a coach, where he helped secure three County Championship titles and four one-day trophies. He moved on from his position in 2003, and went on to work for the ICC as a high performance manager for umpires.

He also played for the Minor County Buckinghamshire, appearing for them in one match in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy against Lancashire in 2005, fourteen years after his previous appearance in a List A fixture.[4]

Currently he is plying his trade at Reed's School in Cobham, Surrey as a cricket guru.