Michael Glenn
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Michael Glenn was an English
cricket
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire
.
A Belper
native, the youngster, only eighteen at the time of his debut first-class appearance in 1975, had represented the team in the Second XI Championship since the previous season. He was only able to inspire the Derbyshire team to finish third-bottom of the County Championship table in 1975, however, with the hope of changing fortunes the following season, he was only to see play in two more first-class games, and having barely turned 20, found himself out of the first-team. Glenn also briefly played for the Second XI teams of Northamptonshire
and Worcestershire
.
Glenn was a tailender batsman who often found himself partnered with Test player Mike Hendrick
during his short stint in the Second XI in the absence of Alan Ward
.
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 medium-fast bowler who played first-class cricket for 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...
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A Belper
Belper
Belper is a town and civil parish in the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England.-Geography:Belper is situated eight miles north of Derby and is centred in the valley of the River Derwent...
native, the youngster, only eighteen at the time of his debut first-class appearance in 1975, had represented the team in the Second XI Championship since the previous season. He was only able to inspire the Derbyshire team to finish third-bottom of the County Championship table in 1975, however, with the hope of changing fortunes the following season, he was only to see play in two more first-class games, and having barely turned 20, found himself out of the first-team. Glenn also briefly played for the Second XI teams of Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
and 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...
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Glenn was a tailender batsman who often found himself partnered with Test player Mike Hendrick
Mike Hendrick
Michael Hendrick is a former English cricketer, who played in thirty Tests and twenty two ODIs for England from 1973 to 1981...
during his short stint in the Second XI in the absence of Alan Ward
Alan Ward
Alan Ward is an English former cricketer, who played in five Tests for England from 1969 to 1976. He played for Derbyshire from 1966 to 1976, and for Leicestershire from 1977 to 1978. A fast right-arm bowler, he could, with more fortune, have been the perfect foil of his era for John Snow...
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External links
- Michael Glenn at Cricket Archive