Michael Gear (cricketer)

Michael Eric Gear (born 7 December 1945) is a former English cricketer. Gear was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born in Bath, Somerset.

Michael Gear

Personal information
Full name	Michael Eric Gear
Born	7 December 1945 Bath, Somerset
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1970–1982	Bedfordshire
1973	Minor Counties South
1983–1984	Buckinghamshire
1988	Bedfordshire
Career statistics
Competition List A Matches 9 Runs scored 90 Batting average 10.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 22 Catches/stumpings 1/0
Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2011

Gear first played for Bedfordshire in the Minor Counties Championship in 1970 against Cambridgeshire. His List A debut for the county came in the 1970 Gillette Cup against Buckinghamshire. He played 5 further List A matches for Bedfordshire, the last coming against Somerset in the 1982 NatWest Trophy.[1] While representing Bedfordshire, he played 3 List A matches for Minor Counties South in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup.[1] He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire until 1982,[2] before joining Buckinghamshire for the 1984 season. He played Minor Counties cricket for the county until 1984, which also included 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches in 1983 against Devon and Bedfordshire.[2][3] Gear also played a single List A match for Buckinghamshire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy against Lancashire, before ending his career four years later with Bedfordshire.[2][3]

He also played Second XI cricket for the Surrey Second XI from 1965 to 1967.[4]

References

1. "List A Matches played by Michael Gear". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
2. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Michael Gear". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
3. "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Michael Gear". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
4. "Teams Michael Gear played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2011.

External links

• Michael Gear at ESPNcricinfo