Simon Guy
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Simon Mark Guy is an English
first-class cricket
er, who played for Yorkshire
until his release by the county in August 2009.
He has played thirty seven first-class matches as a wicket-keeper
, taking 98 catches and twelve stumpings, and as a right-handed batsman averages 16.13. He fell ill in February 2009 with a cerebral abscess, and required an emergency operation which led to him being hospitalised for six weeks which meant he missed Yorkshire's pre-season tour to Dubai
and Sharjah
. However he returned to first team action three months later in May, playing in a Friends Provident Trophy game for Yorkshire. He played for Darlington C.C. in 2009 and Marske C.C. in 2010 as club professional in the North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League.
He set up a cricket agency with his brother Stuart, and his Yorkshire colleague Joe Sayers
, known as The twentytwo Group, placing cricketers with cricket clubs worldwide.
He has attracted media attention for pioneering a new form of protective face-gear, dubbed the "Hannibal mask", the after character Hannibal Lecter
from the film The Silence of the Lambs.
Guy comes from a cricketing family, with his two brothers (Stuart and Darrell Jnr) playing league cricket in the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League
and South Yorkshire Cricket League
respectively. His father Darrell (Snr) previously represented Nottinghamshire
and Worcestershire
Second XI's and turned down the opportunity to sign for Worcestershire on a professional contract in the 1960s.
Having parted company with Yorkshire in 2009, he returned briefly to their ranks in 2011, to cover for a player shortage, playing in a County Championship
Roses match
against Lancashire
in May that year.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er, who played for Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
until his release by the county in August 2009.
He has played thirty seven first-class matches as a wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
, taking 98 catches and twelve stumpings, and as a right-handed batsman averages 16.13. He fell ill in February 2009 with a cerebral abscess, and required an emergency operation which led to him being hospitalised for six weeks which meant he missed Yorkshire's pre-season tour to Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
and Sharjah
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium
The Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium is in the emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. It was originally constructed in the early 1980s and has been much improved over the years...
. However he returned to first team action three months later in May, playing in a Friends Provident Trophy game for Yorkshire. He played for Darlington C.C. in 2009 and Marske C.C. in 2010 as club professional in the North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League.
He set up a cricket agency with his brother Stuart, and his Yorkshire colleague Joe Sayers
Joe Sayers
Joe Sayers is an English first-class cricketer, who has played for the Oxford University Centre of Cricketing Excellence, Oxford University and Yorkshire...
, known as The twentytwo Group, placing cricketers with cricket clubs worldwide.
He has attracted media attention for pioneering a new form of protective face-gear, dubbed the "Hannibal mask", the after character Hannibal Lecter
Hannibal Lecter
Hannibal Lecter M.D. is a fictional character in a series of horror novels by Thomas Harris and in the films adapted from them.Lecter was introduced in the 1981 thriller novel Red Dragon as a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer...
from the film The Silence of the Lambs.
Guy comes from a cricketing family, with his two brothers (Stuart and Darrell Jnr) playing league cricket in the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League
Yorkshire ECB County Premier League
The Yorkshire ECB County Premier League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Yorkshire, England, and since 1999 has been a designated ECB Premier League.-Winners:-External links:* - official site* - Play-Cricket site...
and South Yorkshire Cricket League
South Yorkshire Cricket League
South Yorkshire Cricket League is a cricket league based in South Yorkshire, England. It was formed in 1947. It has six divisions mainly of 12 teams each. It operates a two up/two down promotion and relegation system...
respectively. His father Darrell (Snr) previously represented Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
and Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
Second XI's and turned down the opportunity to sign for Worcestershire on a professional contract in the 1960s.
Having parted company with Yorkshire in 2009, he returned briefly to their ranks in 2011, to cover for a player shortage, playing in a County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
Roses match
Roses Match
The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club. Yorkshire's emblem is the white rose, while Lancashire's is the red rose. The associations go back to the Wars of the Roses in the 15th century...
against Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
in May that year.