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February 9, 2010

Posted by Kanishkaa Balachandran on 02/09/2010 in MCC

Keith Dutch to lead MCC in UAE and Oman

Keith Dutch, the former Middlesex and Somerset offspinner, will captain a young Marylebone Cricket Club team on its tour of United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman starting on February 20.

The team also includes former England A and Gloucestershire player Kadeer Ali on the tour, which is a mixture of 50 over and Twenty20 matches against the UAE and Oman national teams and UAE club teams.

MCC squad: Keith Dutch (Capt.) (Middlesex, Somerset), Tom Allin (Cardiff MCCU), Adnan Akram (Essex), Arfan Akram (Essex), David Balcolmbe (Hampshire), Eddie Ballard (Cambridge MCCU), Gregg Brown (Bath CC), Kadeer Ali (Gloucestershire), Will Gidman (MCC Young Cricketers, Durham), Luke Jarvis (East Bierley CC), Richard King (Loughborough/Northamptonshire), Steve Snell (wk) (Gloucestershire), Jonathon Wightman (Durham MCCU, South Northumberland CC); Tim Robinson (Nottinghamshire & First Class Umpire)

Itinerary: February 20 v Emirates Palace Gentlemen (Twenty20) (Abu Dhabi); February 21 (day/night) v Abu Dhabi XI (50 overs) (Abu Dhabi); February 23 v United Arab Emirates (50 overs) (Abu Dhabi); February 25 v Sharjah XI (50 overs) (Sharjah); February 27 v Fly Emirates (50 overs) (Dubai); February 28 v Oman (Twenty20) (Muscat); March 1 v Oman (50 overs) (Muscat)

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Posted by: John Blackmore at February 9, 2010 4:27 PM

Get your facts right - Keith Dutch played for Middlesex and SOMERSET!!

Posted by: Robert at February 9, 2010 5:02 PM

Keith Dutch was Middlesex and SOMERSET not Glos thank you

Posted by: David at February 10, 2010 11:31 AM

It should actually be Keith Dutch - Bessborough

Posted by: Yougie Prabjew at February 10, 2010 4:37 PM

No, he played for Brentham, he is my ex 1st eleven captain, he put a ball in my hand taught me the game.
He is a brilliant alrounder, he is my role model, i love you keith Dutch

Posted by: matt lowen at February 10, 2010 5:25 PM

Keith dutch is amazing I love him!! He thought me to play how to play cricket and thought me about life I just love him, I get very emotional when it comes to dutchy! Brentham for life!

Posted by: naz at February 10, 2010 5:37 PM

Brentham zindabad I love dutchy!

Posted by: Nizkat Aly at February 11, 2010 9:35 AM

Yes he played for Brentham! and he was my captain too. I nicknamed him tin tin! xxx dutchy

Posted by: sulaman mughal at February 11, 2010 7:27 PM

Yes he does play for Brentham I know him quite well he’s Nice. When I first joined the club I was scared of him he put me under too much pressure and I couldn’t perform at all it was all Dutchy No…No.

But then I got confidence and stood up to him and told him to go and field in the allotments when I bowl my TD’s from the pavilion end. He’s Nice Dutchy is.

Posted by: Majed Ali at February 12, 2010 10:18 AM

Well Keith was also my captain at brentham, He was like a father figure to me, I loved him so much until he left me to captain the side and it all went down hill for me, I lost every game in the premier league that uear and couldn't handle the pressure so I left the club. Ever since I left I have been trying to find my best friend Keith Dutch so that I can play in the same team as him again.
Keith if you are reading this please get in touch with me, I want to play with you again, you are my cricketing guru. I even promise to cutt my hair if you get in touch with me.
I miss you loads babe..

Posted by: Keith Dutch at February 12, 2010 2:05 PM

Guy's I didn't expect this from you all. I was actually thinking of coming back to Brentham. Maji, you have disappointed me. I thought very high of you and you go and write something like this?
I have lost your number so please do call me when you read this as i have a bone to pick with you!!! What exactly do you mean by I miss you babe....???.
Naz, Hows it going mate? Still bowling your away swingers?
Sully, I heard you have started to bowl one side of the wicket now, how can this be?
Yougi, how you doing mate? long time? You still in the 2's?

Posted by: Keith Dutch at February 12, 2010 4:50 PM

Majed I am very disappointed in what you have written above, I can expect the above from Yogi, Naz, Matt and esp Sully.
I thought you were a friend. Why did you leave Brentham? You should have come and played for me, with me. Also, are you still waxing your body? lol
I never knew you felt for me this way... Can you call me to discuss this further.
Yogi, sorry mate but I don't remember anything of the sort, you have me mistaken with majed. It was you and him that used to get up to no good in the showers...

Posted by: Bash at February 15, 2010 9:47 AM

Dutchie - hadn't realised what a following you had at BCC. Perhaps, you need to take them on a tour to Pakistan?

How are things with you anyways? All good I trust.

Posted by: Majed Ali at February 15, 2010 1:22 PM

Dutchy, im sorry man, just wanted to say that im sorry.
Also I just want everyone to know that I am the new Liono from ThunderCats...

Thunder...Thunder...Thundercats are goooooo.....

Posted by: Tom Brandreth at February 18, 2010 10:19 AM

Daddy, is that you?

Posted by: Naz Ali at February 18, 2010 2:21 PM

Dutchy, do you remember those away swingers? I'm still bowling them, they are coming out really good, the only problem is that I eat to many mixed grills and I have put on a lot of weight so I'm not bowling as quick.
At times I am mistaken for 147. The stan version.
Infact Maj has also put on a lot of weight as well. He is struggling to run singles. lol

Tom, who are you reffering to as daddy?
Dutchyyyyy noooooooooo.......
Please come back to Brentham, I am missing your leadership skills, Please come back Tin Tin, your dog snowey misses you to.