Darren John Bicknell (born 24 June 1967) is an English former

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er. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler. Born in

Guildford Guildford () is a town in west Surrey, around southwest of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about 77,000 and is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around inhabitants in . The name "Guildf ...

, Darren is the brother of former

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seam bowler

Martin Bicknell Martin Paul Bicknell (born 14 January 1969) is a former English cricketer. He played in four Test matches, with the last two, against South Africa in 2003, coming ten years after the first two in the 1993 Ashes series. England had played 114 ...

. However, he struggled to have similar international impact in the 1990s, the selectors instead preferring players such as

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and

Mark Lathwell Mark Nicholas Lathwell (born 26 December 1971) is a former English cricketer who played in two Test matches in 1993. Lathwell played the entirety of his first-class cricket career for Somerset County Cricket Club. Early career and England U19 ...

. Most of Bicknell's career was spent at

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, but he finished his career with seven seasons at

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, before retiring at the end of the 2006 season.

Current activities

Darren is now the professional and cricket coach at

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, and Chief Executive of the Belvoir Cricket and Countryside Trust,Belvoir Cricket and Countryside Trust website
, Retrieved 3 June 2016 a charitable organisation which aims to provide cricket and other sporting activities for young people. Other patrons of the trust include

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and

Graeme Swann Graeme Peter Swann (born 24 March 1979) is an English former cricketer who played all three formats of the game. Born in Northampton, he attended Sponne School in Towcester, Northamptonshire. He was primarily a right-arm off-spinner, and also ...

. He is also a governor at

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Primary School, and a member of

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playing off a handicap of 7.HowDidIDo website
, Retrieved 3 June 2016

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