Keith Greenfield (born 6 December 1968) is the current Director of Cricket for

Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Sussex. Its limited overs team is called the Sussex Sharks. The c ...

. Greenfield is a former English

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er, whose career for

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spanned twelve years between 1987 until 1999. He played 78 first-class and 160 one-day matches for the county, scoring over 7,000 runs in total. A right-handed batsman, he was also an occasional right-arm medium bowler who picked up thirty-two wickets. He joined Sussex initially as part of a Youth Opportunities Scheme, progressing through the Second XI team and development squads until he was given a chance in the First XI. His career best, 154, came against

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. After his playing career ended he joined the administrative staff as Director of the Sussex Academy, being awarded a testimonial in 2004, followed by a promotion to Cricket Performance Manager in 2005. He also continued to play club cricket in

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, where he was born, and

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