Keith Mohan
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Keith Frederick Mohan was an English
cricket
er who played for Derbyshire
in the County Championship in 1957 and 1958.
Mohan joined the staff of Derbyshire in 1952 and represented the club in the Minor Counties Championship. He made his debut first-class appearance in the 1957 season
, which saw the team finish in fourth position in the County Championship. However, during the 1958 season
he struggled, hitting an average of less than ten runs and finding himself unused as a googly-specialist bowler. He was dropped from the team at the end of 1958, just a season after his debut, despite proving himself a solid batsman on his home ground.
Mohan was a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler and remained a middle-order batsman throughout his time in the first team. He made his highest minor county score 144 at Chesterfield 1958 against Leicestershire. Between 1959 and 1970, Mohan was a regular in the Second XI side, strengthening the middle order with team-mate William Oates
.
Mohan was Cricket Professional at St Peter's School, York
for 27 years between 1974 and 2002. In that position he coached many notable cricketers who went on to success in the professional game. He also played for Glossop Cricket Club for many years.
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England
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cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
in the County Championship in 1957 and 1958.
Mohan joined the staff of Derbyshire in 1952 and represented the club in the Minor Counties Championship. He made his debut first-class appearance in the 1957 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1957
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1957 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty six years. It was their fifty-third season in the County Championship and they won eleven matches and lost nine to finish fourth in the County Championship.-1957...
, which saw the team finish in fourth position in the County Championship. However, during the 1958 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1958
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1958 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing eighty-seven years. It was their fifty-fourth season in the County Championship and they won nine matches in the County Championship to finish fifth.-1958 season:Derbyshire...
he struggled, hitting an average of less than ten runs and finding himself unused as a googly-specialist bowler. He was dropped from the team at the end of 1958, just a season after his debut, despite proving himself a solid batsman on his home ground.
Mohan was a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler and remained a middle-order batsman throughout his time in the first team. He made his highest minor county score 144 at Chesterfield 1958 against Leicestershire. Between 1959 and 1970, Mohan was a regular in the Second XI side, strengthening the middle order with team-mate William Oates
William Oates
William Farrand Oates was an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire in 1956, and for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1965....
.
Mohan was Cricket Professional at St Peter's School, York
St Peter's School, York
St Peter's School is a co-educational independent boarding and day school located in the English City of York, with extensive grounds on the banks of the River Ouse...
for 27 years between 1974 and 2002. In that position he coached many notable cricketers who went on to success in the professional game. He also played for Glossop Cricket Club for many years.
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External links
- Keith Mohan at Cricket Archive