Nathan Buck

Nathan Buck

Personal information
Full name	Nathan Liam Buck
Born	26 April 1991 (1991-04-26) (age 20) Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2009–present	Leicestershire (squad no. 15)
Career statistics
Competition	FC	LA	T20
Matches	36	14	9
Runs scored	265	40	3
Batting average	7.57	10.00	–
100s/50s	0/0	0/0	0/0
Top score	26	21	3*
Balls bowled	5,377	586	180
Wickets	82	16	10
Bowling average	37.28	36.87	25.10
5 wickets in innings	1	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0	0
Best bowling	5/99	3/54	3/20
Catches/stumpings	6/–	3/–	2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 October 2011

Nathan Liam Buck (born 26 April 1991) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who plays for Leicestershire. He was born in Leicester, and started playing for Gracedieu Cricket Club in Thringstone.

Buck made his cricketing debut in the Under-13 County Cup for Leicestershire and Rutland in 2004, and played for a single season in the Under-17 County Championship in 2007.

In January 2009, Buck made five Under-19 One Day International appearances for England in a tour of South Africa. Buck made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Loughborough UCCE in April 2009 taking a wicket. He later signed a three year contract with Leicestershire taking him into June 2012.

After taking 49 County Championship wickets in his first full season, Buck was called up to the England Lions cricket team in January 2011 for their tour of the Caribbean. He was also selected for the ECB Fast Bowling programme in India coached by former Australian legend Dennis Lillee.^[1] After the 2011 season in which he took 25 County Championship wickets, Buck was selected for the winter England Performance Programme.^[2]

Career Best Performances

as of 10 October 2011

	Batting				Bowling
	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season
FC	26	Leicestershire v Gloucestershire	Leicester	2010	5-99	Leicestershire v Gloucestershire	Bristol	2011
LA	21	Leicestershire v Glamorgan	Leicester	2009	3-54	Leicestershire v Surrey	The Oval	2011
T20	3*	Leicestershire v Worcestershire	Leicester	2010	3-20	Leicestershire v Yorkshire	Leeds	2010

External links

• Nathan Buck at Cricket Archive
• Player profile: Nathan Buck from ESPNcricinfo

References

1. ^ "Buck called up for Lions tour". ESPN Cricinfo. 24 January 2011. http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/498168.html. Retrieved 10 October 2011. 
2. ^ "England youngsters set for busy winter". ESPN Cricinfo. 29 September 2011. http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/534343.html. Retrieved 10 October 2011. 

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Name	Buck, Nathan
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Date of birth	26 April 1991
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