Kelvin John Locke (born 4 October 1980) is an English cricketer. Locke is a right-handed batsman who plays as a wicket-keeper, can also bowl slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Northampton, Northamptonshire and educated at Bedford Modern School.[1]

Kelvin Locke
Personal information
Full name
Kelvin John Locke
Born (1980-10-04) 4 October 1980 (age 44)
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1998–2003Buckinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 6
Runs scored 54
Batting average 13.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 41
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 6/3
Source: Cricinfo, 28 April 2011

Locke made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1998 Minor Counties Championship against Suffolk. Locke played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1998 to 2003, which included 29 Minor Counties Championship matches[2] and 13 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.[3] In 1999, he made his List A debut against the Yorkshire Cricket Board in the NatWest Trophy. He played four further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Gloucestershire in the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.[4] In his six List A matches, he scored 54 runs at a batting average of 13.50, with a high score of 41. Behind the stumps he took 6 catches and made 3 stumpings.[5]

He also played Second XI cricket for the Northamptonshire Second XI in 2000.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "School of the Black and Red-A History of Bedford Modern School", by Andrew Underwood (1980); reset and updated by Peter Boon, Paul Middleton and Richard Wildman (2010)
  2. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Kelvin Locke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Kelvin Locke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  4. ^ "List A Matches played by Kelvin Locke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  5. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Kelvin Locke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Teams Kelvin Locke played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
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