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Paul Andrew Nixon (born 21 October 1970 in Langwathby) is an English cricketer who played for Leicestershire, England, England A, MCC and Kent.〔(Major Teams ) from ''www.cricket-online.org''〕 He is a wicket-keeper and left-handed batsman. He announced that he would play his final game of professional cricket at Grace Road against Kent on 6 August 2011 in a T20 quarter final, which meant that should Leicestershire beat Kent and get into finals day he would play. Leicestershire got into finals day, having had to achieve their highest ever T20 chase of 203 in 20 overs, which they managed in 19.2 overs, with Nixon scoring 31 runs from 17 deliveries. Leicestershire then went on to win the competition; firstly beating Lancashire in a super over eliminator, then beating Somerset by 18 runs in the final, meaning that Paul Nixon got the fairytale end to his career that he dreamed of. His retirement on 27 August 2011 marked the end of his 23-year career.〔http://www.espn.co.uk/cricket/sport/story/103604.html〕 ==Style and personality== His energy and enthusiasm behind the stumps along with his inventive batting technique have been hailed by many. Nixon has made the reverse sweep his own and is one of the few keepers to leave the stumps and dive in front of the ball when opposing batsmen attempt this stroke. Since playing international cricket, Nixon has become renowned for his vibrant contributions vocally from behind the stumps. On the matter, Nixon remarked, ''"I've been doing it for 19 years and no one ever noticed before! It's not sledging mind. It's banter - like playing golf with a mate. I'm just trying to get 'em away from their concentration really."''〔(Nixon on behind the stumps banter ) comment from ''www.guardian.co.uk''〕 On the last day of the 2006 season, Nixon was used as a declaration bowler against Essex. He was clubbed for 69 off five overs, whilst Darren Robinson, bowling at the other end, was hit for 117 off just 4.4 overs. Mark Pettini smashed 114 off just 29 deliveries, a knock including 11 sixes.〔(Declaration bowler ) scorecard from ''www.bbc.co.uk''〕 According to a BBC report, they both served up ''"10 overs of utter rubbish - on agreement - to allow Mark Pettini the easiest century he will ever hit."''〔(Declaration bowling report ) from ''www.bbc.co.uk''〕 This serves to demonstrate, if not Nixon's desire to force a result, that he is not a cricketer intent on playing for averages. In October 2007, Nixon said that he would join the Indian Cricket League, joining fellow English cricketers Darren Maddy and Vikram Solanki. He remarked, ''"This is an exciting opportunity, it is perfect timing. India is the mecca of cricket and Twenty20 interest is high due to the national team's success''".〔(Indian Cricket League ) from ''www.cricinfo.com''〕 He played two seasons for the Delhi Giants before the ICL folded. 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「Paul Nixon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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