Ian Blanchett
English cricketer (born 1975)
Ian Neale Blanchett (born 2 October 1975) is an Australian-born English former cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria.
Educated at Downham Market High School and later Luton University, Blanchett first appeared in county cricket for Norfolk in the 1994 Minor Counties Championship, playing two matches against Bedfordshire and Suffolk. Blanchett later joined Middlesex, making his debut for them in a List A match against Essex in 1997. His first-class debut for the county came against Worcestershire in the 1998 County Championship. He played four further first-class matches for Middlesex till 1999 and eleven further List A matches. In first-class cricket for Middlesex, he took 7 wickets at a bowling average of 60.42, with best figures of 2/38. In List A cricket for Middlesex, he took 5 wickets at an expensive average of 70.00, with best figures of 2/34.
In 2001, Blanchett joined Cambridgeshire.
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