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Biography
Ian Saxelby (born 22 May 1989) is a former English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Nottingham.
Playing career
Saxelby made his Second XI debut for the Nottinghamshire team in the 2006 Second XI trophy in a game in which Francois du Plessis and Josh Mierkalns made a double-century and a century respectively. In July 2008 Saxelby appeared for England Under-19s in a game against a Bangladesh A team.
Saxelby made his first-class debut later in the same month for Gloucestershire against Middlesex. He suffered a freak injury in 2009 when he dislocated his shoulder getting out of a swimming pool, after enjoying a good start to the season.
In 2011, Saxelby took an impressive 49 County Championship wickets, which earned him a 3-year contract. On 16 August 2012, Saxelby was ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury. Coach, John Bracewell was concerned that by October, Saxelby was not making good progress.
Career best performances
as of 12 December 2012
| Batting | Bowling | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Fixture | Venue | Season | Score | Fixture | Venue | Season | |
| FC | 60* | Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire | Northampton | 2009 | 6–48 | Gloucestershire v Leicestershire | Cheltenham | 2012 |
| LA | 7* | Gloucestershire Gladiators v Surrey Brown Caps | Bristol | 2009 | 4–31 | Gloucestershire Gladiators v Surrey Brown Caps | Bristol | 2009 |
| T20 | 7* | Gloucestershire Gladiators v Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Bristol | 2012 | 4–16 | Gloucestershire Gladiators v Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Bristol | 2012 |
Personal life
Saxelby's uncle, Kevin, played for Nottinghamshire between 1978 and 1990, while another uncle, Mark, died in 2000 of disputed causes, posited either as weedkiller poisoning or suicide due to clinical depression.