Kevin Sharp (cricketer)

Infobox Recent cricketer


nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = Eng
name = Kevin Sharp
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Left-handed batsman
bowling style = Right arm off break
FCs = 218
FC runs = 9962
FC bat avg = 30.84
FC 100s/50s = 14/47
FC top score = 181
FC balls = 1262
FC wickets = 12
FC bowl avg = 73.91
FC 5s = 0
FC 10s = 0
FC best bowling = 2/13
FC catches/stumpings = 107/-
List As = 217
List A runs = 5049
List A bat avg = 27.44
List A 100s/50s = 3/30
List A top score = 114
List A balls = 187
List A wickets = 6
List A bowl avg = 28.83
List A 5s = 0
List A 10s = 0
List A best bowling = 4/40
List A catches/stumpings = 71/-
debut date = 8 September
debut year = 1976
last date = 18 August
last year = 1990
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10735/10735.html CricketArchive

Kevin Sharp is a former English cricketer who had a 14 year first-class career playing for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Griqualand West cricket team. He was a left-handed batsman and bowled right-arm offspin.

Born on 6 April 1959 in Leeds, Yorkshire, Sharp is another of the lost talents of English cricket. Unlike his contemporary David Gower, this gifted, curly haired left handed batsman failed to do justice to his talent and did not win the England cap predicted after he scored 260* for England Young Cricketers in 1978.

Sharp made his first-class debut for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1976 and was awarded his Yorkshire first team cap in 1982. As well as Yorkshire he spent three seasons with Griqualand West in South Africa between 1981 and 1984 playing 17 first-class matches averaging just under 40.

Sharp played for Shropshire in the Minor Counties from 1993 to 1997.

After retiring from the game he has worked as a batting coach for Yorkshire and as an umpire.

References

* [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/20470.html Cricinfo Profile]

* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10735/10735.html Cricket Archive Statistics]