Melvyn Morris Betts (born 26 March 1975) is an English

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er. He is a right-handed

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and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Born in Sacriston,

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, Betts was educated at Fyndoune Community College in Sacriston. Betts participated in Under-19s cricket and Under-20s cricket with

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, but left in September 2000 upon the refusal of an improvement in his contract. In November, Betts drew up a three-year contract with

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after they had lost Ed Giddins,

Allan Donald Allan Anthony Donald (born 20 October 1966) is a South African former cricketer who is also the former bowling coach of Bangladesh national cricket team. Often nicknamed 'White Lightning' due to his quick bowling, he is considered one of the ...

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at ECB (archived) * * 1975 births Living people English cricketers Durham cricketers Middlesex cricketers Warwickshire cricketers People from Sacriston Cricketers from County Durham NBC Denis Compton Award recipients {{England-cricket-bio-1970s-stub