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.
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| Full name | Paul Garrod Dixey | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1987-11-02) 2 November 1987 (age 34) Canterbury, Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2010 | Kent (squad no. 2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Durham UCCE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Leicestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 May 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
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]
Paul Dixey at ESPNcricinfo