Neil Dexter
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| Full name | Neil John Dexter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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21 August 1984 Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006–2008 | Kent (squad no. 21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Essex (loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–present | Middlesex (squad no. 4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 16 August 2005 Kent v Bangladesh A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 18 September 2005 Kent v Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 5 April 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Neil John Dexter (born 21 August 1984 in Johannesburg) is a South African-born English cricketer, currently playing for Middlesex.
Early life
Dexter attended Northwood School, Durban North, South Africa, Downside School, Bath, UK and studied at the University of South Africa.[1]
Career
He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler. He made his debut for Kent against Nottinghamshire at Canterbury, hitting an unbeaten 79 in his first innings. He then dismissed David Hussey with the first ball in the Notts second innings, although it was declaration bowling to try to force a result, having had no luck in 10 1st innings overs.
Having played two games in the Championship and two games in the totesport League he was contracted for 2006 and found particular success in the Twenty20 Cup competition opening the batting with Darren Stevens. He was loaned to Essex County Cricket Club for a month and made his debut against Middlesex County Cricket Club in the Twenty20 Cup on 12 June 2008. Dexter top scored with 47, as the team went down to a defeat. It was announced on 16 September 2008 that Dexter was to leave Kent at the end of the 2008 season to join Middlesex.[2] He played for Middlesex in the Stanford Super Series.[3]
He captained Middlesex between 2010 and 2013.
On 9 September 2014 it was announced that Dexter had signed a contract extension with Middlesex which would run at least until the end of the 2015 season[4]
References
- ↑ Player profile: Neil Dexter from ESPNcricinfo
- ↑ "Dexter quits Kent for Middlesex". Kent Online. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- ↑ Lillywhite, Jamie (2008-10-28). "Stanford Super Series". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ↑ http://www.lords.org/news/2014/september/dexter-signs-middlesex-contract-extention/
External links
- Player profile: Neil Dexter from ESPNcricinfo
- Neil Dexter at ECB
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| Preceded by Shaun Udal |
Middlesex County cricket captain 2010–2013 |
Succeeded by Chris Rogers and Eoin Morgan |
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