Gary Edward Kidd (born 18 September 1985) is an Irish

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er. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler. He participated in the 2004 and 2006 Under-19 World Cups for

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Youth career (2004–2006)

Kidd played domestic cricket for

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. He played for

in the

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. He played all seven matches for Ireland and was Ireland's most economical regular bowler, bowling more overs than any other Irish bowler during the tournament. He took 8 wickets at an

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of 26.37 and only conceded 3.47 runs per over. As a result of this form he was called up to make his debut for Ireland's senior team against

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in June 2004 despite still being a schoolboy. Kidd was young enough to again play for Ireland in the

2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup The 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was played in Sri Lanka from 2 to 15 February 2006. The final was played between Pakistan and India in Colombo, which Pakistan won by 38 runs, enabling them to become the first back-to-back champions of th ...

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. He was again Ireland's most economical bowler getting regular overs and he again took eight wickets. After this tournament he had played thirteen Youth

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s for Ireland with a career bowling average of 25.50.

Senior international career (2006-2010)

Kidd played four games for Ireland A in the EurAsia Series in 2006. He made his

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debut during the tournament against the

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. His form in both the Under-19 World Cup and the EurAsia series meant he was included in Ireland's squad for the

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for the first time in 2006, though he did not play. Kidd was a reserve in Ireland's squad for the

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but was not required to play. Kidd played for MCC Young Cricketers and was then called up to play for Ireland again in the

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when their international player

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, from

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, missed a flight. During 2007 he was also part of Ireland's Under-23s team when they defeated

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to become European champions. Kidd made his

debut for Ireland in July against

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as part of the

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. In February 2008 Kidd went to India as part of the

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an Cricket Academy 2008, one of four Irishmen to take part. In 2008 he made his

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debut for Ireland in the Intercontinental Cup against the Netherlands. One of his best performances for Ireland came against

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when he took 4/25 in a comfortable eight-wicket win to kick off the 2008 European Championships. After the European Championships Kidd had a two-year absence from Ireland's national team. In the interim he played for Ireland A and worked with the ground staff at

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before returning to Ireland to finish a university degree. In 2010 he returned to the team to play an Intercontinental Cup match against Afghanistan and played a single

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, the first and only of his career, against

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in the Sri Lanka Associates T20 Series. He was then named in Ireland's squad for the

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but did not play in the tournament.

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