Paul Dixey

Paul Garrod Dixey (born 2 November 1987) is a former English professional cricketer. He played County Cricket as a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper.

Cricket career Dixey was born in Canterbury in Kent and attended King's School in the city. He made his first-class cricket debut as a 17 year old for Kent County Cricket Club in August 2005 against Bangladesh A, scoring 40 runs and taking three catches. He made one Youth Test match appearance for the England Under-19 cricket team in 2006 and gained three Youth ODI caps for the team in the same year. He played nine first-class and nine List A matches for Leicestershire in 2011 and 2012, making his County Championship debut in the process, never having played Championship cricket for Kent.

Retirement After suffering a number of injuries, Dixey retired from professional cricket in August 2012 at the age of 25 in order to pursue other career options. He has worked as an Investment Manager for Quilter Cheviot, an Asset Management company based in London.