Neil Douglas Pinner (born 28 September 1990) is an English

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er. Pinner is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm

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. He was born in

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and educated at the Royal Grammar School Worcester. Having played for the Worcestershire Second XI since 2008, Pinner made his full debut for

in a

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match against

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in the

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. He made eight further appearances in that competition, scoring a total of 122 runs at an

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of 13.55, with a high score of 37. He also made a single first-class appearance in the

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against

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. He batted once in the match and was dismissed for a

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Charlie Shreck Charles Edward Shreck (born 6 January 1978) is a former English professional cricketer who has also played first-class cricket in New Zealand. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. In the 2008 English cricket season, ...

. At the end of the 2015 season, Leicestershire announced that they would not be renewing Pinner's contract.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pinner, Neil 1990 births Living people People from Wordsley People educated at the Royal Grammar School Worcester English cricketers Worcestershire cricketers Leicestershire cricketers