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David Paul Fulton (born 15 November 1971 in Lewisham) is a former English cricketer. He was a right-handed opening batsman, who occasionally bowled left-arm orthodox spin. He played first-class cricket for Kent for 15 years until 2006. He is now a cricket journalist with The Times and Sky Sports.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=David Paul Fulton )〕 ==Early career== Having been educated at The Judd School in Tonbridge and the University of Kent, Fulton joined Kent in 1992.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Players and Officials – David Fulton )〕 His first-class debut came at Fenner's, where he scored 16 and 42 in the match against Cambridge University.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cambridge University v Kent in 1992 )〕 Later that year he appeared in the University Championship final for the University of Kent, where he contributed 10 runs in the defeat to the University of Durham.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Durham University v Kent University in 1992 )〕 In 1993, he took the catch to dismiss Viv Richards in his final first-class innings. Once established in the first-team, Fulton performed consistently in the seasons between 1995 and 1998, where he averaged over 30 every year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by David Fulton )〕 1996 also saw Fulton take his only first-class wicket; that of Oxford University batsman William Kendall, caught and bowled. Fulton's best run-scoring return was 954 runs in 1998, a season in which he hit his first double century. Playing against Yorkshire at Mote Park, Maidstone, Fulton posted 207 not out over the course of ten-and-a-half hours to save Kent from a heavy defeat. However, his innings was criticised by some, notably Clive Ellis of ''The Daily Telegraph'', of being so slow that it prevented Kent from reaching a position to set a target. His run-scoring returns declined in 1999 and 2000, whilst his average slipped into the mid-twenties.〔 However, 2001 proved a much more productive year. In eighteen first-class matches, Fulton scored a total of 1892 runs, at an average of 75.68.〔 His form over the season was noticed by the national selectors, who according to Nasser Hussain, originally selected him in place of Mark Butcher for the fourth Test against Australia, before having a change of heart and reinstating Butcher. Nonetheless, Fulton was named Player of the Year by the Professional Cricketers' Association at the end of the season.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=David Fulton is players' Player of the Year )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Fulton (cricketer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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