Karl Krikken
Encyclopedia
Karl Matthew Krikken is a former English
cricket
er who kept wicket for Derbyshire
for most of his career, which spanned 16 years between 1987 and 2003.
Krikken was born in Bolton
, Lancashire
, the son of Brian Krikken
, a wicket-keeper who played for Lancashire and Worcestershire between 1966 and 1969. Krikken joined Derbyshire in the 1987 season, and was Derbyshire's wicket-keeper for most of his career. He was also a lower-order right-handed batsman.
After his retirement, he became Derbyshire's Academy Coach in late 2003, having earned the ECB
's Level 4 Coaching Certificate.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who kept wicket for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
for most of his career, which spanned 16 years between 1987 and 2003.
Krikken was born in Bolton
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, the son of Brian Krikken
Brian Krikken
Brian Egbert Krikken was an English cricketer who played three first-class matches for Lancashire and Worcestershire in the late 1960s...
, a wicket-keeper who played for Lancashire and Worcestershire between 1966 and 1969. Krikken joined Derbyshire in the 1987 season, and was Derbyshire's wicket-keeper for most of his career. He was also a lower-order right-handed batsman.
After his retirement, he became Derbyshire's Academy Coach in late 2003, having earned the ECB
England and Wales Cricket Board
The England and Wales Cricket Board is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was created on 1 January 1997 combining the roles of the Test and County Cricket Board, the National Cricket Association and the Cricket Council...
's Level 4 Coaching Certificate.
External links
- Karl Krikken at Cricinfo