Gareth Jon Batty was born on 13 October 1977 and is an English former cricketer who is best known as a spin-bowler.
21 Facts About Gareth Batty
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Gareth Batty has represented England in all formats and was the captain of Surrey County Cricket Club between 2015 and 2017.
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In October 2021, Batty retired from playing cricket and became a member of the coaching team at Surrey.
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Gareth Batty is the younger brother of former Yorkshire and Somerset off-spinner Jeremy Batty.
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Gareth Batty began his county career with his native Yorkshire, after playing for England Under 19's, making his County Championship debut in 1997.
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Gareth Batty joined Worcestershire in 2002 where he became the main spinner and came to prominence with the national team.
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Gareth Batty was involved in an unsavoury incident while deputising as captain for Surrey in a Championship match against Somerset at Taunton in 2012.
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Gareth Batty declined several invitations by the umpires to withdraw the appeal leading to bad feeling between the teams and around the ground.
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Gareth Batty was made permanent captain of Surrey in 2015 and later that year took a hat trick to send Surrey back into Division One of the County Championship after two years in Division Two.
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Nonetheless, when Gareth Batty was recalled later that year for the tour of Bangladesh, he described his call-up as "surreal".
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In May 2019 aged 41 Gareth Batty took another championship hat trick, this time in Division One against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
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Gareth Batty made his Test debut in the first Test against Bangladesh.
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Gareth Batty made 26 in England's second innings to help them hang on for a draw.
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Gareth Batty was the bowler Brian Lara faced when he scored his world record 400th run in the fourth Test Match in Antigua.
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Gareth Batty was picked as second spinner for the South African tour the next season.
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Gareth Batty was selected in the ODI squad against India, but found his chances limited.
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Gareth Batty only played in one match, the fourth ODI of the series.
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Gareth Batty was selected for the England Lions squad to tour New Zealand in the winter of 2008, but didn't return to the England side until the series against the West Indies.
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Gareth Batty replaced spinning all-rounder Samit Patel, who dropped out due to fitness concerns, and Swann who returned home after the Test series to undergo an operation on his elbow.
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Gareth Batty did not bowl in the third match, although he did make 17 with the bat.
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On 20 October 2016, Gareth Batty played in a Test match for England against Bangladesh, thus becoming the player who has missed the largest number of Tests between appearances, 142 games.