Dan Housego
Daniel 'Dan' Mark Housego (born 12 October 1988, Windsor, Berkshire) is an English cricketer who last played county cricket for Gloucestershire and is a right-handed top order batsman.
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| Full name | Daniel Mark Housego | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 October 1988 Windsor, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Estate-Agent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Gloucestershire (squad no. 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Partex Sporting Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 12 August 2008 Middlesex v Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 9 June 2014 Gloucestershire v Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 17 July 2012 Gloucestershire v Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last LA | 22 December 2014 Partex v KKC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 9 April 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dan Housego was educated; first at Moulsford Prep School, Oxford, then at The Oratory School, Woodcote. He attended the Middlesex Cricket Academy. He made his first-class debut versus Derbyshire in August 2008, aged nineteen.
He played youth team football for Oxford United and won the Under-12 national 200m championship. He has also played for Berkshire in the Minor Counties Championship on numerous occasions.
He represented Middlesex in 15 first-class matches (2008–2011) and 5 Twenty20 matches (2008–2009). He left the staff after the end of the 2011 season.
On 25 January 2012, Housego joined Gloucestershire on a three-year deal, taking him to the end of the 2014 season. Housego had previously been at Gloucestershire as part of their youth academy.[1]
Career best performances
as of 1 October 2013
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| Score | Fixture | Venue | Season | |
| FC | 150 | Gloucestershire v Essex | Chelmsford | 2013 |
| LA | 132 | Gloucestershire Gladiators v South Africans | Bristol | 2012 |
| T20 | 59* | Gloucestershire Gladiators v Warwickshire Bears | Bristol | 2012 |
References
- "Gloucestershire sign batsman Dan Housego on three-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
External links
- Dan Housego at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Dan Housego at ESPNcricinfo
- Gloucestershire County Cricket Club Interview