Keith Thomas Medlycott (born 12 May 1965 at Whitechapel,

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) is an English former

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er, a left-arm spinner and middle order batsman for

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and

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. He is known in the game as "Medders".

First-class career

Medlycott's career in

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spanned 1984 to 1991, and in

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matches from 1985 to 1991 (but with one final match in 2005). Of his three first-class centuries, one was made on debut against Cambridge University, whilst another was made in Surrey's record seventh wicket partnership of 262 – with

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– against Kent in 1987.

International career

Medlycott travelled to the

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during England's 1989–90 tour,The coaches
In-Touch Cricket Academy, 2009 but did not play in any

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matches. In the winter of 1990 he toured

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with the England A team.

Minor level cricket

Medlycott also played for the

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, appearing for them in one match in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy against Lancashire in 2005, fourteen years after his previous appearance in a List A fixture.

Coaching and administration

At the end of 1991, Medlycott was forced into premature retirement at the age of 26 due to developing a tendency to fail to let go of the ball when bowling, known as the bowling "

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". In 1997, he returned to Surrey as a coach, where he helped secure three County Championship titles and four one-day trophies. He moved on from his position in 2003, and went on to work for the

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as a high performance manager for

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. In 2007, Medlycott became cricket professional and coach at

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in Cobham, Surrey. In February 2009, Medlycott was appointed Director of Cricket at Purley Cricket Club. He was also team captain.Purley captain Medlycott relishing relegation fight
Surrey Comet, 10 August 2010

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