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Will Beer      

Full name William Andrew Thomas Beer

Born October 8, 1988, Crawley, Sussex

Current age 21 years 34 days

Major teams Sussex, Sussex 2nd XI

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Legbreak

William Andrew Thomas Beer
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
First-class 2 2 1 6 6* 6.00 24 25.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
List A 14 4 0 34 14 8.50 47 72.34 0 0 1 1 4 0
Twenty20 15 7 3 42 17* 10.50 34 123.52 0 0 4 0 1 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
First-class 2 2 96 81 1 1/18 1/18 81.00 5.06 96.0 0 0 0
List A 14 14 540 420 8 2/17 2/17 52.50 4.66 67.5 0 0 0
Twenty20 15 14 276 339 10 2/27 2/27 33.90 7.36 27.6 0 0 0
Career statistics
First-class debut Marylebone Cricket Club v Sussex at Lord's, Apr 10-13, 2008 scorecard
Last First-class Sussex v Nottinghamshire at Hove, Aug 27-30, 2008 scorecard
List A debut Gloucestershire v Sussex at Bristol, Apr 19, 2009 scorecard
Last List A Yorkshire v Sussex at Scarborough, Aug 30, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Sussex v Essex at Hove, Jun 17, 2008 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Somerset v Sussex at Birmingham, Aug 15, 2009 scorecard
Profile

Will Beer was rewarded for his efforts coming through the Sussex Academy with a deal at the end of 2007. Beer, a talented legspinner, needs to be given time to flourish according to Mark Robinson, Sussex's manager, but now has the chance to do so since the retirement of Mushtaq Ahmed. In 2008 he impressed for England Under-19s in the Test series against new Zealand, taking 10 wickets at 17.10, and got another two-year deal with Sussex at the end of the summer. It was at the 2009 Twenty20 finals day that he really caught the eye, with a nerveless performance in the final to help Sussex to the title. He is mentored by Terry Jenner and in 2009 was part of the ECB's elite spin-bowling programme. Time is certainly on his side.
Cricinfo staff September 2009

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Aug 15, 2009

Will Beer impressed with his legspin as he took two wickets, Somerset v Sussex, Twenty20 Cup final, Edgbaston, August 15, 2009

Will Beer impressed with his legspin as he took two wickets

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Aug 14, 2008

Will Beer in action for England Under-19s before rain washed out the fourth ODI, England Under-19s v New Zealand Under-19s, 4th ODI, Northampton, August 14, 2008

Will Beer in action for England Under-19s

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Apr 20, 2008

Will Beer portrait, 2008

Will Beer portrait

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Country Fixtures Country Results
2nd T20I: WI Women v Eng Women at Basseterre - Nov 10
WI Women won by 5 wkts (with 5 balls remaining)
3rd T20I: WI Women v Eng Women at Basseterre
Nov 12 (10:00 local, 14:00 GMT)
1st T20I: South Africa v England at Johannesburg
Nov 13 (18:00 local, 16:00 GMT)
2nd T20I: South Africa v England at Centurion
Nov 15 (14:30 local, 12:30 GMT)
Sth Africa A v England XI at Potchefstroom
Nov 17 (14:30 local, 12:30 GMT)
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