Karl Matthew Krikken (born 9 April 1969) is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club, primarily as a wicket-keeper, between 1987 and 2003.
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| Full name | Karl Matthew Krikken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 April 1969 Farnworth, Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Brian Krikken (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–2003 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988/89 | Griqualand West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 3 February 1989 Griqualand West v Eastern Province B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 15 July 2003 Derbyshire v Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 10 May 1987 Derbyshire v Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last LA | 13 July 2003 Derbyshire v Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 30 June 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Krikken was born in Farnworth, Lancashire, the son of Brian Krikken, a wicket-keeper with Lancashire and Worcestershire between 1966 and 1969. Krikken joined Derbyshire in the 1987 season and was the club's first-choice wicket-keeper for most of his career after displacing Bernie Maher in the side. He was also a lower-order right-handed batsman.
A highlight of his career was winning the 1993 Benson & Hedges Cup with Derbyshire. Krikken shared an unbeaten 77-run partnership with man of the match Dominic Cork in the narrow victory over Lancashire in the final, scoring 37 not out.[1]
After his retirement, he became Derbyshire's Academy Coach in late 2003, having earned the ECB's Level 4 Coaching Certificate. Krikken was appointed as the club's Head Coach in June 2011.[2]