William Anthony Kirby (born 2 June 1981) is an English

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er. Kirby is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in

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, Yorkshire. Kirby represented the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board in a single

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match against the Gloucestershire Cricket Board in the 1st round of the

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. In his only List A match, he scored 3 runs. In 2002, he played 2 first-class matches for

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against Durham and Nottinghamshire. In those 2 matches, he scored 78 runs at a batting average of 26.00, with a high score of 37, while in the field he took 2

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. In 2009, he joined Lincolnshire, making his debut for the county in the

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against Norfolk. From 2009 to present, he has represented the county in 7 Championship matches. Is debut for Lincolnshire in the MCCA Knockout Trophy came against Norfolk in 2009, and to present he has played 2 further Trophy matches for the county.Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by William Kirby
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kirby, William 1981 births Living people Cricketers from Kingston upon Hull English cricketers Nottinghamshire Cricket Board cricketers Durham MCCU cricketers Lincolnshire cricketers English cricketers of the 21st century