Richard Gleeson
Richard James Gleeson is an English cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against the Australians on 15 August 2015 and his List A debut for Northamptonshire against Lancashire on 8 June 2016 in the Royal London One-Day Cup. He also played ten Twenty20 matches in the 2016 season, taking 14 wickets at an average of 16, with an economy rate of 5.97 runs per over, the best in the competition among those who bowled ten overs or more. He missed Finals Day due to a side strain.
Initially, Gleeson played for Northants on a match-by-match basis while continuing his full-time job coaching in schools and cricket clubs on behalf of the Lancashire Cricket Board, but in July 2016 he signed a three-year contract with Northants. He signed to play Twenty20 cricket for the Rangpur Riders in the 2016 Bangladesh Premier League.
On 29 May 2020, Gleeson was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic. On being named in England's training squad, and the possibility of playing for England, Gleeson said "never give up, keep following your dream and keep pursuing things". On 9 July 2020, Gleeson was included in England's 24-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the One Day International series against Ireland. On 27 July 2020, Gleeson was named as one of three reserve players in England's squad for the ODI series.
