| Richard Gleeson | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Richard James Gleeson |
| Birth Date: | 2 December 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Blackpool, Lancashire, England |
| Heightm: | 1.93 |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 2022 |
| T20idebutdate: | 9 July |
| T20idebutyear: | 2022 |
| T20idebutagainst: | India |
| T20icap: | 95 |
| Lastt20idate: | 30 September |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2022 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | Pakistan |
| Club1: | Northamptonshire |
| Clubnumber1: | 33 |
| Club2: | Rangpur Riders |
| Year2: | 2016 |
| Clubnumber2: | 33 |
| Club3: | → Lancashire (on loan) |
| Year3: | 2018 |
| Clubnumber3: | 11 |
| Club4: | Lancashire |
| Clubnumber4: | 11 |
| Club5: | Melbourne Renegades |
| Clubnumber5: | 33 |
| Club6: | Manchester Originals |
| Year6: | 2023 |
| Club7: | Chennai Super Kings |
| Club8: | Warwickshire |
| Club9: | London Spirit |
| Year9: | 2024 |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | T20I |
| Matches1: | 6 |
| Runs1: | 2 |
| Bat Avg1: | 1.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 2 |
| Deliveries1: | 126 |
| Wickets1: | 9 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 20.77 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/15 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Column2: | FC |
| Matches2: | 34 |
| Runs2: | 259 |
| Bat Avg2: | 11.26 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 31 |
| Deliveries2: | 5,526 |
| Wickets2: | 143 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 21.34 |
| Fivefor2: | 10 |
| Tenfor2: | 1 |
| Best Bowling2: | 6/43 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 8/– |
| Column3: | LA |
| Matches3: | 21 |
| Runs3: | 53 |
| Bat Avg3: | 6.62 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
| Top Score3: | 13 |
| Deliveries3: | 841 |
| Wickets3: | 28 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 29.14 |
| Fivefor3: | 1 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 5/47 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 3/– |
| Column4: | T20 |
| Matches4: | 101 |
| Runs4: | 53 |
| Bat Avg4: | 5.88 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/0 |
| Top Score4: | 8 |
| Deliveries4: | 2,013 |
| Wickets4: | 115 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 23.49 |
| Fivefor4: | 1 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 5/33 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 20/– |
| Date: | 19 August 2024 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/473191.html Cricinfo |
Richard James Gleeson (born 2 December 1987) is an English cricketer, who plays for Lancashire in domestic cricket. He made his international debut for the England cricket team in July 2022.[1]
He made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against the Australians on 15 August 2015[2] and his List A debut for Northamptonshire against Lancashire on 8 June 2016 in the Royal London One-Day Cup.[3]
Initially, Gleeson played for Northants on a match-by-match basis while continuing his full-time job coaching in schools and cricket clubs on behalf of the Lancashire Cricket Board, but in July 2016 he signed a three-year contract with Northants.[4] He signed to play Twenty20 cricket for the Rangpur Riders in the 2016 Bangladesh Premier League.[5] He moved from Northamptonshire to Lancashire towards the end of the 2018 season.[6]
On being named in England's training squad in May 2020, and the possibility of playing for England, Gleeson said "never give up, keep following your dream and keep pursuing things".[7] On 9 July 2020, Gleeson was included in England's 24-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the One Day International (ODI) series against Ireland,[8] [9] and was later named as one of three reserve players in England's squad for the series.[10] [11]
On 29 May 2022, in the 2022 T20 Blast, Gleeson took his first five-wicket haul in Twenty20 cricket, with 5/33 against the Worcestershire Rapids.[12]
In July 2022, Gleeson was named in England's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their home series against India.[13] He made his T20I debut on 9 July 2022, for England against India, taking the wickets of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant, finishing with figures of 3/15.[14]