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| Full name | Ian Nicholas Flanagan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 June 1980 Colchester, Essex, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002-2006 | Cambridgeshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Essex Cricket Board | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997-2000 | Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 November 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ian Nicholas Flanagan (born 5 June 1980) is an English cricketer. Flanagan is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born at Colchester, Essex.
Flanagan made his first-class debut for Essex against Warwickshire in the 1997 County Championship. From 1997 to 2000, he represented the county in 18 first-class matches, the last of which came against Middlesex.[1] In his 18 first-class matches, he scored 580 runs at a batting average of 18.70, with 3 half centuries and a high score of 61. In the field he took 19 catches.[2] With the ball he took a single wicket at a bowling average of 51.00, with best figures of 1/50.[3]
Flanagan made his debut in List A cricket for the Essex Cricket Board against Suffolk in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.[4]
In 2002, he joined Cambridgeshire. His debut in the Minor Counties Championship came against Buckinghamshire. From 2002 to 2004, he represented the county in 8 Championship matches, the last of which came against Bedfordshire.[5] Flanagan's debut in the MCCA Knockout Trophy for Cambridgeshire came against Cumberland in 2004. From 2004 to 2006, he played 5 Trophy matches for the county, the last of which came against Hertfordshire.[6] Flanagan played 2 List A matches for the county against the Middlesex Cricket Board in the 2nd round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2002, and against Northamptonshire in the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.[7] In his 3 List A matches, he scored 86 runs at an average of 28.66, with a high score of 45.