Guy Welton
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Guy Welton was an English
cricket
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He played First-class cricket for Nottinghamshire
, and also played for Lincolnshire, and Derbyshire
's Second XI.
Prior to beginning in first-class cricket, he played for Worcestershire
's Second XI, debuting with a duck in an innings defeat against Surrey
. He played extensively with the Second XI teams of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, and played his debut First-class match in 1997. Despite appearing early in his Second XI career as a tailending batsman, he began his first-class career as a powerful and sometimes high-scoring hitter. He ended with a first-class average of over 25, and a top-score of 200* .
In local domestic cricket, he currently plays for Caythorpe Cricket Club
in the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board Premier League
.
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. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He played First-class cricket for 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...
, and also played for Lincolnshire, and 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...
's Second XI.
Prior to beginning in first-class cricket, he played for Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire...
's Second XI, debuting with a duck in an innings defeat against Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
. He played extensively with the Second XI teams of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, and played his debut First-class match in 1997. Despite appearing early in his Second XI career as a tailending batsman, he began his first-class career as a powerful and sometimes high-scoring hitter. He ended with a first-class average of over 25, and a top-score of 200* .
In local domestic cricket, he currently plays for Caythorpe Cricket Club
Caythorpe Cricket Club
Caythorpe Cricket Club founded in 1880, is an amateur English Cricket Club based in the village of Caythorpe, Nottinghamshire. The club compete in the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board Premier League, which is an accredited ECB Premier League, winning the league title in 2006. The club has also reached...
in the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board Premier League
Nottinghamshire Cricket Board Premier League
The Nottinghamshire Cricket Board Premier League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Nottinghamshire, England, and is a designated ECB Premier League.It has two feeder leagues serving the North and South of the county:...
.
External links
- Guy Welton at Cricket Archive