Craig Kieswetter is an English professional golfer and former cricketer. He appeared in 71 matches for the England cricket team between 2010 and 2013. His career was cut short by an injury sustained while batting for Somerset in July 2014. He announced his retirement from professional cricket in June 2015, aged 27.
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Craig Kieswetter is an English professional golfer and former cricketer. He appeared in 71 matches for the England cricket team between 2010 and 2013. A wicket-keeper batsman, he was considered a one-day specialist. His career was cut short by an injury sustained while batting for Somerset in July 2014. He was named in a provisional England squad for the 2015 Cricket World Cup, but he continued to experience difficulties with his vision and he announced his retirement from professional cricket in June 2015, aged 27. In 2017, he became a pro golfer. He is the son of an Afrikaner father, Wayne, and a Scottish mother, Belinda. He played junior cricket for Western Province until the age of 18. He moved to England to pursue a cricket career in 2007, and began playing county cricket for Somerset. Three years later, he made his international debut in a One Day International against Bangladesh. His selection, along with the presence of other South African-born players in the England team, was criticised; some commentators suggested there should be fewer foreign-born Players in the team. He scored his only international century in his third match, and was the man of the match in the final when England won the 2010 ICC World Twenty20. His performances were so strong that Somerset chose to release Sam Spurway at the start of the 2007 season. He continued to perform well during 2007 and 2008, and awarded the NBC Compton Award, as the most promising young player for Somerset, in both seasons.
He made his first-class debut against Glamorgan; he made 69 not out off 58 balls and took a catch in the first innings. In early April that year, he also made his one day debut for Somerset’s, Brian Roseworld; he made 63 in first innings while Derbyshire declared and scored 801 in reply. In July 2014, he suffered a head injury while batting at number eight for Somerset; a ball penetrated the gap between his helmet’s grille and visor and struck him in the face, damaging his vision. He has been described as a class class player by Somerset’s director of cricket Brian Rose. He won a Man of the Match award in a game against the United States for his innings of 80 off 66 balls. At the 2006 Under-19s World Cup in Sri Lanka, he represented South Africa and won a man-of-the-match award. He never received an explanation and decided to play club cricket for two or three seasons before returning to play for the senior team. In 2013 he was replaced by Jos Buttler, his teammate at Somerset. He also played in the 2014 World Cup for England against Australia and New Zealand, and won the ODI Player of the Tournament award for his performance in the match against the Kiwis in the semi-final of the World Cup. He said he was disappointed when he was asked to return to play in South Africa, but never received a reason for why.
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