Keith Rupert Pont (born 16 January 1953) is a former first-class cricketer who played for

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and Grea ...

from 1970 to 1986. He was born at Wanstead in

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. A 6 foot 2 inch

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, he scored 6558 runs in 198 first-class games, with a best of 125* against Glamorgan among his 7 centuries, and took 96 wickets with a best of 5 for 17. He scored another 2894 runs and claimed 146 wickets in 249 one-day games. His brother,

Ian Pont Ian Leslie Pont (born 28 August 1961 in Brentwood, Essex, England) is an English former cricketer and current International Coach, specialising in T20 as a Head Coach and developing the speed of fast bowlers across all formats. Known for a powerf ...

, also played for the county. He went on to become director of development at the

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until 2005, and has since worked in sports goods marketing.

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