Keith Philip Dutch (born 21 March 1973) is a former English

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er who played eight seasons at

Middlesex County Cricket Club Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Middlesex which has effectively been subsumed within the ceremonial ...

and four at

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. He was primarily a one-day cricketer, appearing in over twice as many

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matches as

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officiall ...

. He played as a

all-rounder An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a handful of batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are consi ...

, though during his time at Middlesex he made irregular appearances, and did not claim his first five-wicket haul in a match until his final year at the county in 2000. His move to Somerset brought him some rewards: a more regular place in the team, and his maiden (and only) century. His first-class opportunities became increasingly limited, and at the end of 2005, after not appearing all season, he turned down a contract extension and ended his professional cricket career. Dutch finished his career on a high nonetheless. His final championship bowling innings was a 5-fer, including the wicket of Darren Lehmann, and his final List A over wicket was Andrew Strauss.

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