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| Full name | Michael Keith Kettle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 March 1944 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963–1970 | Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974/75 | Rhodesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 December 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Keith Kettle (born 18 March 1944) is an English former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire from 1963 to 1970. Kettle was born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, but moved with his father to Southern Rhodesia in 1953. He was spotted by Northamptonshire at the age of 16, while playing a trial match for them whilst on holiday in England. In 1962, he returned from Africa to join the county side at the age of 18. He remained with Northamptonshire until 1970, playing 88 first-class matches. In February 1974, he appeared for Rhodesia in a Gillette Cup match against Natal. After retiring from playing Kettle became a cricket coach at Repton School in Derbyshire and, in his late 70s, a groundskeeper at Mickleover.