Paul Aldred (born 4 February 1969) is a former English first-class cricketer. Between 1995 and 2002 he played for

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. Born in

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, Aldred was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. His county debut came in 1995, and his top batting score of 83, achieved against

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, came during 1997. His best bowling figures are 7/101, achieved against

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in Derbyshire's 1999. He continued in First-class cricket until 2002, when he retired. Since finishing at Derbyshire, Aldred has been running his own cricket coaching business and has become the patron of the Derbyshire Disabled Cricket team. He also has a business making handmade cricket bats.

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