Shaun David Udal (born 18 March 1969) is an English

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er. An

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bowler and lower-middle order

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, he was a member of

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team for their tours to Pakistan and India in 2005/06.

International career

He played in ten

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s in 1994 and 1995, including the winter tour of Australia, but did not play for the Test team at that time. It was not until September 2005, after an impressive season with Hampshire, that he was recalled to the England squad for their tour of

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when they were looking for more spinners in addition to

Ashley Giles Ashley Fraser Giles (born 19 March 1973) is a former English first-class cricketer, who played 54 Test matches and 62 One Day Internationals for England before being forced to retire due to a recurring hip injury. Giles played the entirety of ...

. He made his Test debut in the first Test of that tour at the age of 36. He disappointed somewhat, taking only three wickets in his first three Tests, although he did contribute some runs in the lower order. However, he retained his place on the Indian tour for later that winter, and returned to the side for the third and final Test in

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. He was instrumental in England's victory, taking figures of 4 wickets for 14 runs in the second innings, including the wicket of

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for 34 as England completed a 212 run victory. With the continuing unavailability through injury of

, Udal started the 2006 season in contention with

Monty Panesar Mudhsuden Singh "Monty" Panesar (born 25 April 1982) is a former English international cricketer. A left-arm spinner, Panesar made his Test cricket debut in 2006 against India in Nagpur and One Day International debut for England in 2007. In E ...

for England's spinning berth. He was not, however picked for the opening three-Test series against Sri Lanka, nor for the Ashes tour of Australia which started in November 2006. On 21 October 2005, against

he played his first ODI match after more than ten years, which is a record for

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Domestic career

Hampshire

In the domestic game he played for

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between 1989 and 2007. He helped the county win the

1991 NatWest Trophy The 1991 NatWest Trophy was a limited-overs English county cricket tournament, held between 26 June and 7 September 1991. The competition was won by Hampshire who beat Surrey by 4 wickets in the final at Lord's. Format The seventeen first- ...

, the

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, and the

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, as

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in the final of the latter against

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, deputising for

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. During his time at Hampshire, he wrote a weekly article throughout the County Cricket season about his experiences the previous week for the

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Middlesex

On 17 September 2007 he announced his decision to retire from first-class cricket at the end of the 2007 season. On 30 October 2007 he joined

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side

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as their professional for the 2008 season and was also set to play for Henley in the Homes Counties League but on 4 December 2007, Udal returned to first-class cricket having signed a two-year deal with

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. On 25 October 2008, it was announced that he would be the Club Captain for the 2009 season. On 6 April 2009 he was selected in the preliminary 30 man squad to represent England for the

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. During the

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, Udal took his 800th wicket, that of

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bowler Steve Kirby. Following an indifferent start to that season, he resigned as the County Captain on 11 June with immediate effect.

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was appointed on an interim basis and led the county for five Twenty20 matches and a tourist fixture until his departure on 24 June. Neil Dexter took on the role permanently after this date. At the end of the 2010 season, Udal announced his retirement from professional cricket.Shaun Udal quits first-class cricket
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