Donald Ashley Gordon (born 3 October 1990) is an English
cricket
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er. Gordon is a right-handed
batsman
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who bowls right-arm
fast-medium
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. He was born on the
Isle of Wight
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and educated at
Ryde School
Ryde School with Upper Chine (referred to as “Ryde School”) is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight. The school, founded in 1921, is a member of the HMC (Headmasters’ and Mistresses’ Confere ...
.
While studying for his degree in
mathematics at
Keble College, Oxford,
Gordon made his
first-class debut for
Oxford MCCU
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against
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...
in 2011. He made two further first-class appearances for the team in that season, against
Nottinghamshire
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and
Sussex. In his matches in 2011, he took 5 wickets at an
average
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of 49.40, with best figures of 2/27.
References
External links
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ESPNcricinfo
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1990 births
Living people
Sportspeople from the Isle of Wight
People educated at Ryde School with Upper Chine
Alumni of Keble College, Oxford
English cricketers
Oxford MCCU cricketers