Monte Lynch
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Monte Lynch is a former cricketer
who played for Surrey and Gloucestershire, and played in three One Day Internationals for England
in 1988, but was never picked again. He was a hard-hitting batsman, an occasional off-spin bowler and a fine slip
fielder. He was born in Plaisance, East Coast, Demerara
, British Guiana (now Guyana
), but his family emigrated to England when he was a child. Since retiring from first class cricket he has continued to play club cricket
in Surrey and started his own sports equipment company, Mal skills. He is also the cricket coach at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford
.
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
who played for Surrey and Gloucestershire, and played in three One Day Internationals for England
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
in 1988, but was never picked again. He was a hard-hitting batsman, an occasional off-spin bowler and a fine slip
Slip (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a slip fielder is placed behind the batsman on the off side of the field. They are placed with the aim of catching an edged ball which is beyond the wicket-keeper's reach. Many teams employ two or three slips...
fielder. He was born in Plaisance, East Coast, Demerara
Demerara
Demerara was a region in South America in what is now Guyana that was colonised by the Dutch in 1611. The British invaded and captured the area in 1796...
, British Guiana (now Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
), but his family emigrated to England when he was a child. Since retiring from first class cricket he has continued to play club cricket
Club cricket
Club cricket is a mainly amateur, but still formal, form of the sport of cricket, usually involving teams playing in competitions at weekends or in the evening. There is a great deal of variation in game format although the Laws of Cricket are always observed...
in Surrey and started his own sports equipment company, Mal skills. He is also the cricket coach at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford
Royal Grammar School, Guildford
The Royal Grammar School is a selective English independent day school for boys in Guildford, Surrey. The school dates its founding to the death of Robert Beckingham in 1509 who left provision in his will to 'make a free scole at the Towne of Guldford'; in 1512 a governing body was set up to form...
.