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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|English cricketer (born 1987)}}<br />
{{for|the university president|Richard A. Gleeson}}<br />
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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
| name = Richard Gleeson<br />
| image = Richard Gleeson.jpg<br />
| country = England<br />
| full_name = Richard James Gleeson<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|12|2|df=yes}} <br />
| birth_place = [[Blackpool]], Lancashire, England<br />
| heightft = <br />
| heightinch = <br />
| heightm = 1.93<br />
| batting = Right-handed<br />
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]]<br />
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]<br />
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| international = true<br />
| internationalspan = 2022<br />
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| T20Idebutdate = 9 July<br />
| T20Idebutyear = 2022<br />
| T20Idebutagainst = India <br />
| T20Icap = 95<br />
| lastT20Idate = 30 September<br />
| lastT20Iyear = 2022<br />
| lastT20Iagainst = Pakistan<br />
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| club1 = [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]]<br />
| year1 = {{nowrap|2015–2018}}<br />
| clubnumber1 = 33<br />
| club2 = [[Rangpur Riders]]<br />
| year2 = 2016<br />
| clubnumber2 = 33<br />
| club3 = → [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] <small>(on loan)</small><br />
| year3 = 2018<br />
| clubnumber3 = 11<br />
| club4 = [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]]<br />
| year4 = {{nowrap|2019–2023}}<br />
| clubnumber4 = 11<br />
| club5 = [[Melbourne Renegades]]<br />
| year5 = {{nowrap|2019/20}}<br />
| clubnumber5 = 33<br />
| club6 = [[Manchester Originals]]<br />
| year6 = {{nowrap|2022–2023}}<br />
| club7 = [[Durban's Super Giants]]<br />
| year7 = 2024<br />
| club8 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]<br />
| year8 = {{nowrap|2024}}<br />
| club9 = [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]]<br />
| year9 = {{nowrap|2024–present}}<br />
| club10 = [[London Spirit]]<br />
| year10 = 2024–2025<br />
| club11 = [[Sunrisers Eastern Cape]]<br />
| year11 = 2025<br />
| club12 = [[Mumbai Indians]]<br />
| year12 = 2025<br />
| club13 = [[Islamabad United]]<br />
| year13 = 2026<br />
| club14 = [[MI London]]<br />
| year14 = 2026<br />
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| columns = 4<br />
| column1 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]<br />
| matches1 = 6<br />
| runs1 = 2<br />
| bat avg1 = 1.00<br />
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0<br />
| top score1 = 2<br />
| deliveries1 = 126<br />
| wickets1 = 9<br />
| bowl avg1 = 20.77<br />
| fivefor1 = 0<br />
| tenfor1 = 0<br />
| best bowling1 = 3/15<br />
| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–<br />
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]<br />
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| runs2 = 259<br />
| bat avg2 = 11.26<br />
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0<br />
| top score2 = 31<br />
| deliveries2 = 5,526<br />
| wickets2 = 143<br />
| bowl avg2 = 21.34<br />
| fivefor2 = 10<br />
| tenfor2 = 1<br />
| best bowling2 = 6/43<br />
| catches/stumpings2 = 8/–<br />
| column3 = [[List A cricket|LA]]<br />
| matches3 = 21<br />
| runs3 = 53<br />
| bat avg3 = 6.62<br />
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0<br />
| top score3 = 13<br />
| deliveries3 = 841<br />
| wickets3 = 28<br />
| bowl avg3 = 29.14<br />
| fivefor3 = 1<br />
| tenfor3 = 0<br />
| best bowling3 = 5/47<br />
| catches/stumpings3 = 3/–<br />
| column4 = [[Twenty20|T20]]<br />
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| runs4 = 68<br />
| bat avg4 = 3.77<br />
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0<br />
| top score4 = 8<br />
| deliveries4 = 3,190<br />
| wickets4 = 195<br />
| bowl avg4 = 22.63<br />
| fivefor4 = 1<br />
| tenfor4 = 0<br />
| best bowling4 = 5/33<br />
| catches/stumpings4 = 29/–<br />
| date = 15 August 2026<br />
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/473191.html Cricinfo<br />
|club15=[[Amsterdam Flames]]|year15=2026}}<br />
'''Richard James Gleeson''' (born 2 December 1987) is an English [[cricket]]er, who plays for [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]] in domestic cricket. He made his international debut for the [[England cricket team]] in July 2022.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/473191.html |title=Richard Gleeson |accessdate=15 August 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
He made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] against [[Australian cricket team in England and Ireland in 2015|the Australians]] on 15 August 2015<ref name="FC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/743961.html |title=Australia tour of England and Ireland, Tour Match: Northamptonshire v Australians at Northampton, Aug 14-16, 2015 |accessdate=15 August 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> and his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut for Northamptonshire against [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] on 8 June 2016 in the [[2016 Royal London One-Day Cup|Royal London One-Day Cup]].<ref name="LA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/947383.html |title=Royal London One-Day Cup, North Group: Northamptonshire v Lancashire at Northampton, Jun 8, 2016 |access-date=8 June 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><br />
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Initially, Gleeson played for Northants on a match-by-match basis while continuing his full-time job coaching in schools and cricket clubs on behalf of the Lancashire Cricket Board, but in July 2016 he signed a three-year contract with Northants.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richard Gleeson Signs Official Contract for Northants County Cricket Club|url=http://www.lancashirecricket.co.uk/lcb/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=758:richard-gleeson-signs-official-contract-for-northants-ccc&Itemid=511|website=Lancashirecricket.co.uk|accessdate=31 July 2016|archive-date=15 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115015218/http://www.lancashirecricket.co.uk/lcb/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=758:richard-gleeson-signs-official-contract-for-northants-ccc&Itemid=511|url-status=dead}}</ref> He signed to play [[Twenty20]] cricket for the [[Rangpur Riders]] in the [[2016 Bangladesh Premier League]].<ref name=85draft>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/1059887.html |title=Eighty-five players picked in BPL 2016-17 draft |date=30 September 2016 |accessdate=5 November 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He moved from Northamptonshire to Lancashire towards the end of the 2018 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lancashire win the race for Richard Gleeson |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/lancashire-win-the-race-for-richard-gleeson-1158748 |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><br />
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On being named in England's training squad in May 2020, and the possibility of playing for England, Gleeson said "never give up, keep following your dream and keep pursuing things".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29266063/richard-gleeson-england-hopes-never-give-up,-keep-following-your-dream |title=Richard Gleeson on England hopes: 'Never give up, keep following your dream' |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=4 June 2020}}</ref> On 9 July 2020, Gleeson was included in England's 24-man squad to start training [[Behind closed doors (sport)|behind closed doors]] for the [[One Day International]] (ODI) series [[Irish cricket team in England in 2020|against Ireland]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29433420/injured-chris-jordan-misses-england-odi-squad-face-ireland |title=Injured Chris Jordan misses England's ODI squad to face Ireland |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=9 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/men/news/1717212/england-men-name-behind-closed-doors-odi-training-group |title=England men name behind-closed-doors ODI training group |work=England and Wales Cricket Board |accessdate=9 July 2020}}</ref> and was later named as one of three reserve players in England's squad for the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/men/news/1743928/england-men-name-14-strong-squad-for-royal-london-series |title=England Men name 14-strong squad for Royal London Series |work=England and Wales Cricket Board |accessdate=27 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/53553282 |title=England v Ireland: David Willey & Reece Topley recalled for ODI series |work=BBC Sport |accessdate=27 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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On 29 May 2022, in the [[2022 T20 Blast]], Gleeson took his first [[five-wicket haul]] in Twenty20 cricket, with 5/33 against the [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire Rapids]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/vitality-blast-2022-1297657/lancashire-vs-worcestershire-north-group-1297810/match-report |title=Tim David blitz, Richard Gleeson five-for secure tight Lancashire win |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=29 May 2022}}</ref><br />
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In July 2022, Gleeson was named in England's [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) squad for their home series [[Indian cricket team in England in 2022|against India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/eng-vs-ind-2022-richard-gleeson-wins-first-england-call-up-for-t20is-against-india-1322683 |title=Richard Gleeson wins first England call-up for T20Is against India |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=1 July 2022}}</ref> He made his T20I debut on 9 July 2022, for England against [[India cricket team|India]], taking the wickets of [[Rohit Sharma]], [[Virat Kohli]] and [[Rishabh Pant]], finishing with figures of 3/15.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1276905.html |title=2nd T20I (D/N), Birmingham, July 09, 2022, India tour of England |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=9 July 2022}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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{{Warwickshire County Cricket Club squad}}<br />
{{MI London squad}}<br />
{{Islamabad United squad}}<br />
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