Paul Dixey

Paul Garrod Dixey (born 2 November 1987) is a former English professional cricketer. He played County Cricket as a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper.

Paul Dixey
Personal information
Full namePaul Garrod Dixey
Born (1987-11-02) 2 November 1987
Canterbury, Kent
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005–2010Kent (squad no. 2)
2007–2010Durham UCCE
2011–2012Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 22 13
Runs scored 592 120
Batting average 17.41 13.33
100s/50s 1/2 0/0
Top score 103 42
Catches/stumpings 46/8 6/0
Source: Cricinfo, 30 May 2017

Cricket career

Dixey was born in Canterbury in Kent and attended King's School in the city.[1] He made his first-class cricket debut as a 17 year old for Kent County Cricket Club in August 2005 against Bangladesh A, scoring 40 runs and taking three catches.[2] He made one Youth Test match appearance for the England Under-19 cricket team in 2006 and gained three Youth ODI caps for the side in the same year.[1] In 2007 Dixey made his List A cricket debut for Kent

He studied Natural Sciences at Durham University and played for Durham UCCE between 2007 and 2009, making nine first-class appearances whilst remaining on Kent's staff.[1] He scored his only first-class century for the UCCE against Lancashire in April 2009. Dixey was released by Kent at the end of the 2010 season and he signed a trial contract with Leicestershire for the 2011 season as deputy wicket-keeper to Tom New.[3] He played nine first-class and nine List A matches for Leicestershire in 2011 and 2012, making his County Championship debut in the process, never having played Championship cricket for Kent.[4]

Retirement

After suffering a number of injuries, Dixey retired from professional cricket in August 2012 at the age of 25 in order to pursue other career options.[5] He has worked as an Investment Manager for Quilter Cheviot, an Asset Management company based in London.[6]

References
  1. Paul Dixey, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  2. Rasal and Saggers in the wickets, CricInfo, 2005-08-16. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  3. Seamer Sam Cliff looks to win new Leicestershire deal, BBC Sport, 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  4. Dixey, Naik guide Leicestershire draw, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  5. Leicestershire wicketkeeper Paul Dixey to quit cricket, BBC Sport, 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  6. Boyce learns from Peter Wilcox Financial Management, Leicestershire County Cricket Club, 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2017-05-30.

Paul Dixey at ESPNcricinfo

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