Colin Metson
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Colin Peter Metson is the current Managing Director of Cricket of Glamorgan County Cricket Club
and a former English cricketer.
He was described by Dickie Bird as "the best wicketkeeper I have seen in England since Alan Knott
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Metson started his career at Middlesex
where he was an understudy to Paul Downton
, appearing only when Downton was on international duty from 1981 until 1986. He joined Glamorgan
in 1987 to get more game time and soon became their first choice wicketkeeper.
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
and a former English cricketer.
He was described by Dickie Bird as "the best wicketkeeper I have seen in England since Alan Knott
Alan Knott
Alan Philip Eric Knott is a former Kent County Cricket Club and English cricketer, as a wicket-keeper-batsman....
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Metson started his career at Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
where he was an understudy to Paul Downton
Paul Downton
Paul Downton is a former English cricketer, who played in thirty Tests and twenty eight ODIs from 1977 to 1989. He was a wicket-keeper and a useful batsman in the lower middle-order...
, appearing only when Downton was on international duty from 1981 until 1986. He joined Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
in 1987 to get more game time and soon became their first choice wicketkeeper.