Stuart Christopher Meaker (born 21 January 1989) is a former

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er who played for

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and

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. His family came to

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from

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in 2001, and he was educated at

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. For cricketing purposes he is regarded as English. He is categorised by CricketArchive and Cricinfo as a right-arm fast medium bowler and a right-handed batsman. However, according to a 2011 article in ''

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'' in 2009 he was timed by the speed guns at the ECB's indoor school in Loughborough at , the highest figure for any bowler measured there. Surrey's coach

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said of him: "He's always been able to bowl quick and he is a 90mph bowler, but he can also swing the ball, conventionally or reverse later on." He played in two "Test" matches for the

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in 2007. He also played in six Under-19 limited overs internationals, of which the last two were in the Under-19 World Cup in

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in 2007–8. He made his first-class debut for

against

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in a match that began on 12 April 2008. He did not bat, but took one wicket for 53 runs. He made his

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debut for Surrey against

on 28 May 2008, but did not bat or bowl. The end of 2008 saw him off to Australia where he played for a club side in Sydney, before returning to play with Surrey. His 2009 season at Surrey saw him significantly improve both his batting and bowling figures. In September 2011, he was called into England's squad for a one-day series in India later in the year. He had taken only 19 List A wickets at the time of his selection. He made his England

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debut on the tour, taking a wicket in the process. In early November 2012 he was added to the England squad touring India, as cover for the injured

Steven Finn Steven Thomas Finn (born 4 April 1989) is an English cricketer. He is a right-arm fast bowler, who also bats right-handed. At the age of 16, he became Middlesex County Cricket Club's youngest-ever debutant in first-class cricket. He made his E ...

. In December he was selected for his first

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. In January 2020, Surrey confirmed that they had released Meaker from his contract, and that he was to join

on a two-year deal.Meaker leaves Surrey for Sussex
Retrieved 8 January 2020

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meaker, Stuart 1989 births Living people Auckland cricketers Cricketers from Durban England One Day International cricketers England Twenty20 International cricketers English cricketers of the 21st century English cricketers English people of South African descent People educated at Cranleigh School Surrey cricketers Sussex cricketers