Paul Anthony Rawden (born 15 July 1973) is a former English

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er. Rawden was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stamford, Lincolnshire. Rawden made his debut for Lincolnshire in the 1992 MCCA Knockout Trophy against

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. Rawden played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1992 to 1997, which included 39

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matches and 11 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his

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debut against

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in the

1994 NatWest Trophy The 1994 NatWest Trophy was the 14th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 21 June and 3 September 1994. The tournament was won by Worcestershire County Cricket Club who defeated Warw ...

. He played 2 further List A matches for Lincolnshire, against Gloucestershire in the 1996 NatWest Trophy and Derbyshire in the

1997 NatWest Trophy The 1997 NatWest Trophy was the 17th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 24 June and 7 September 1997. The tournament was won by Essex County Cricket Club who defeated Warwickshire Co ...

. In his 3 matches, he scored 21 runs at an average of 7.00, with a high score of 21, with Rawden scoring

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in two of his three innings.

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Paul Rawden
at CricketArchive 1973 births Living people People from Stamford, Lincolnshire English cricketers Lincolnshire cricketers Cricketers from Lincolnshire {{England-cricket-bio-1970s-stub