Kevin Latouf
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Kevin John Latouf is a South African born English
cricket
er. Latouf is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace
. He was born at Pretoria
, Transvaal Province
.
Educated at Millfield School before progressing to Barton Peveril Sixth Form College
, Latouf first played for England Under-19 in 2005, at both youth Test
and One Day International.
After initially playing Second XI cricket for Hampshire
, Latouf made his first XI debut for the county in a List A match against Surrey
in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
. During that same competition, he was a member of Hampshire's victorious final team which defeated Warwickshire
by 18 runs. From 2005 to 2006, he represented Hampshire in 11 List A matches, the last of which came against Worcestershire
in the 2008 Friends Provident Trophy
. Inconsistent with the bat, Latouf scored 90 runs in his 11 List A matches, coming at a batting average
of 11.25 and a high score of 25.
In the 2006 season
, he played his only first-class
match for Hampshire, against Loughborough UCCE
, scoring 29 runs in his only innings. He was released by Hampshire at the end of the 2008 season having played only one first team match all season, and being lent to Warwickshire
for one month.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
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. Latouf is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
. He was born at Pretoria
Pretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
, Transvaal Province
Transvaal Province
Transvaal Province was a province of the Union of South Africa from 1910 to 1961, and of its successor, the Republic of South Africa, from 1961 until the end of apartheid in 1994 when a new constitution subdivided it.-History:...
.
Educated at Millfield School before progressing to Barton Peveril Sixth Form College
Barton Peveril College
Barton Peveril Sixth Form College is the seventh largest sixth form college in the UK, located in Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK with approximately 2600 students. It is part of the Wessex Group of Sixth Form Colleges.-Admissions:...
, Latouf first played for England Under-19 in 2005, at both youth Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and One Day International.
After initially playing Second XI cricket for Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
, Latouf made his first XI debut for the county in a List A match 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...
in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy was the 4th Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, an English county cricket tournament, held between 3 May and 3 September 2005. The competition was contested by all 18 first-class counties, as well as 10 minor counties and the national teams of Scotland, Ireland,...
. During that same competition, he was a member of Hampshire's victorious final team which defeated Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
by 18 runs. From 2005 to 2006, he represented Hampshire in 11 List A matches, the last of which came against 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...
in the 2008 Friends Provident Trophy
2008 Friends Provident Trophy
The 2008 Friends Provident Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between April 20 and August 16, 2008. The tournament was won by Essex.- Format :...
. Inconsistent with the bat, Latouf scored 90 runs in his 11 List A matches, coming at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 11.25 and a high score of 25.
In the 2006 season
2006 English cricket season
The 2006 English cricket season includes home international series for England against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. England are coming off a winter with more Test losses than wins, for the first time since 2002-03, but still attained their best series result in India since 1985...
, he played his only first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
match for Hampshire, against Loughborough UCCE
Loughborough University Centre of Cricketing Excellence
Loughborough MCC University is a cricket coaching centre based at Loughborough University in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England and the name under which the university's cricket team plays.- About :The coaching centre is largely funded by the Marylebone Cricket Club...
, scoring 29 runs in his only innings. He was released by Hampshire at the end of the 2008 season having played only one first team match all season, and being lent to Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
for one month.
External links
- Kevin Latouf at ESPNcricinfo
- Kevin Latouf at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...