Kevin Sharp (cricketer)

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Kevin Sharp England (Eng)

Batting style	Left-handed batsman
Bowling type	Right arm off break
	First-class	List A
Matches	218	217
Runs scored	9962	5049
Batting average	30.84	27.44
100s/50s	14/47	3/30
Top score	181	114
Balls bowled	1262	187
Wickets	12	6
Bowling average	73.91	28.83
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	N/A
Best bowling	2/13	4/40
Catches/stumpings	107/-	71/-
Debut: 8 September 1976 Last appearance: 18 August 1990 Source: CricketArchive

Kevin Sharp is a former English cricketer who had a 14 year first-class career playing for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Griqualand West cricket team. He was a left-handed batsman and bowled right-arm offspin.

Born on 6 April 1959 in Leeds, Yorkshire, Sharp is another of the lost talents of English cricket. Unlike his contemporary David Gower, this gifted, curly haired left handed batsman failed to do justice to his talent and did not win the England cap predicted after he scored 260* for England Young Cricketers in 1978.

Sharp made his first-class debut for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1976 and was awarded his Yorkshire first team cap in 1982. As well as Yorkshire he spent three seasons with Griqualand West in South Africa between 1981 and 1984 playing 17 first-class matches averaging just under 40.

Sharp played for Shropshire in the Minor Counties from 1993 to 1997.

After retiring from the game he has worked as a batting coach for Yorkshire and as an umpire.