Gary "Keeds" Keedy

Gary Keedy
Born November 27, 1974, Sandal, Wakefield, Yorkshire
Current age 32 years 45 days
Major teams

Lancashire, Yorkshire
Nickname Keeds
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Height 5.11 ft
Education Garforth Comprehensive

Batting and fielding averages

class	mat	inns	no	runs	hs	ave	bf	sr	100	50	ct	st
First-class	147	167	88	861	57	10.89			0	1	41	0
List A	34	8	4	21	10*	5.25			0	0	2	0
Twenty20	23	5	2	15	9*	5.00	14	107.14	0	0	2	0

Bowling averages

class	mat	balls	runs	wkts	bbi	bbm	ave	econ	sr	4	5	10
First-class	147	30510	14300	457	7/95		31.29	2.81	66.76		22	5
List A	34	1339	1097	32	5/30	5/30	34.28	4.91	41.84	0	1	0
Twenty20	23	456	490	23	3/25	3/25	21.30	6.44	19.82	0	0	0

Career statistics
First-class span	1994 - 2006
List A span	1995 - 2006
Twenty20 span	2004 - 2006 Profile In an era when England have not exactly been blessed with spin bowling options, Gary Keedy can considering himself unlucky not to have had a crack in the Test team, especially after his performances in the last couple of seasons. In 2004 in finished as the highest wicket-taker amongst English-qualified spinners, with 72 wickets, following on from 60 wickets in 2003. Last summer he was ever present in the relegated Lancashire side and was often left with a huge workload on flat pitches. Keedy moved across the Pennines after failing to get a regular place in the Yorkshire side, and the turning point in his career was the arrival of Bobby Simpson as coach. He told him he was good enough to be the frontline spinner and to have confidence in himself. Ironically, Lancashire then signed Muttiah Muralitharan, and were on the brink of having Harbhajan Singh for the 2003 season, but Harbhajan suffered a finger injury, opening the door for Keedy - and he hasn't looked back. However, the development of Monty Panesar has probably closed the door on an international future. Andrew McGlashan September 2006