Neil Dexter
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Neil John Dexter is a South Africa
n-born English
cricket
er, currently playing for Middlesex
.
He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler. He succeeded Shaun Udal
as the County Captain following the departure of interim captain Adam Gilchrist
after the fixture on 24 June.
He was called up by Kent
and made his debut 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 June 12, 2008. Dexter top scored with 47, as the team went down to a defeat. It was announced on September 16, 2008 that Dexter was to leave Kent at the end of the 2008 season to join Middlesex
. He played for Middlesex in the Stanford Super Series
.
Has had a very poor start to 2011 campaign with only one score of note.
, Durban North, South Africa, Downside School, Bath, UK and studied at the University of South Africa
.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n-born English
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, currently playing for 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...
.
He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler. He succeeded Shaun Udal
Shaun Udal
Shaun David Udal is an English cricketer. An off spin bowler and lower-middle order batsman, he was a member of England's Test team for their tours to Pakistan and India in 2005/06.-International career:...
as the County Captain following the departure of interim captain Adam Gilchrist
Adam Gilchrist
Adam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national...
after the fixture on 24 June.
He was called up by Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
and made his debut against Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
at Canterbury, hitting an unbeaten 79 in his first innings. He then dismissed David Hussey
David Hussey
David John Hussey is an Australian cricketer. Hussey is a right-handed batsman and can also bowl right-arm offbreaks. He is the younger brother of Australian Test cricketer Michael Hussey.-Australian domestic career:...
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
Darren Stevens (cricketer)
Darren Ian Stevens is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.-Career:...
.
He was loaned to Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex 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 Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
for a month and made his debut against Middlesex County Cricket Club
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...
in the Twenty20 Cup
2008 Twenty20 Cup
Note: The teams are re-drawn for the semi-finals. This is reflected in these standings. The original quarter-final order was: Durham v Glamorgan, Essex v Northamptonshire, Middlesex v Lancashire and Warwickshire v Kent.- Durham Dynamos v Yorkshire Carnegie :...
on June 12, 2008. Dexter top scored with 47, as the team went down to a defeat. It was announced on September 16, 2008 that Dexter was to leave Kent at the end of the 2008 season to join 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...
. He played for Middlesex in the Stanford Super Series
Stanford Super Series
The Stanford Super Series were a series of Twenty20 cricket matches, sponsored by Sir Allen Stanford. The main game of the Series matched the English national cricket team against an all-star team from the Caribbean, called the Stanford Superstars....
.
Has had a very poor start to 2011 campaign with only one score of note.
Early life
Dexter attended Northwood SchoolNorthwood School (Durban North, South Africa)
Northwood School is a public high school for boys situated in the coastal city of Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.- History :Along with their sister school, Northlands Girls’ High, Northwood celebrated 50 years of High School education in Durban North during 1999.Both schools trace their...
, Durban North, South Africa, Downside School, Bath, UK and studied at the University of South Africa
University of South Africa
The University of South Africa is a distance education university, with headquarters in Pretoria, South Africa. With approximately 300 000 enrolled students, it qualifies as one of the world's mega universities.-History:...
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External links
- Neil Dexter at ECB