Paul Dominic McKeown is a former English

English people

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 cricket

Cricket

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er. McKeown was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium

Fast bowling

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. He was born in Oldham

Oldham

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, Lancashire

Lancashire

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McKeown made his debut for Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire County Cricket Club

Lincolnshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs, which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Lincolnshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...

 in the 1987 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club

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. McKeown played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1989 to 1993, which included 18 Minor Counties Championship matches and 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy

MCCA Knockout Trophy

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 matches. He made his List A debut against Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire County Cricket Club

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 in the 1990 NatWest Trophy

1990 NatWest Trophy

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. He bowled 12 wicket-less overs

Over (cricket)

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 in the Gloucestershire innings, which cost 84 runs. With the bat, he scored 3 unbeaten

Not out

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 runs. He played a further List A match for Lincolnshire against Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club

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 in the 1991 NatWest Trophy

1991 NatWest Trophy

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. In this match, he took 3 wickets for the cost of 52 runs from 12 overs, while with the bat he remained unbeaten on one at the end of the Lincolnshire innings.

External links

• Paul McKeown at ESPNcricinfo
• Paul McKeown at CricketArchive
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