Darren Bicknell

Darren John Bicknell (born 24 June 1967) is an English former cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler.

Darren Bicknell

Personal information
Full name	Darren John Bicknell
Born	(1967-06-24) 24 June 1967 Guildford, Surrey, England
Nickname	Denz, Bickers
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Batsman
Relations	Martin Bicknell (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1987–1999	Surrey
2000–2006	Nottinghamshire
FC debut	20 May 1987 Surrey v Warwickshire
Last FC	20 September 2006 Nottinghamshire v Sussex
LA debut	27 May 1987 Surrey v Worcestershire
Last LA	17 September 2006 Nottinghamshire v Sussex
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 324 236 1 Runs scored 19,931 7,522 10 Batting average 38.55 37.61 10.00 100s/50s 46/91 10/52 0/0 Top score 235* 135* 10 Balls bowled 1,569 84 – Wickets 29 3 – Bowling average 35.00 27.33 – 5 wickets in innings 0 0 – 10 wickets in match 0 0 – Best bowling 3/7 1/11 – Catches/stumpings 107/– 55/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 3 January 2009

Born in Guildford, Darren is the brother of former England seam bowler Martin Bicknell. However, he struggled to have similar international impact in the 1990s, the selectors instead preferring players such as Jason Gallian and Mark Lathwell. Most of Bicknell's career was spent at Surrey, but he finished his career with seven seasons at Nottinghamshire, before retiring at the end of the 2006 season.

Current activities

Darren is now the professional and cricket coach at Oakham School, and Chief Executive of the Belvoir Cricket and Countryside Trust, a charitable organisation which aims to provide cricket and other sporting activities for young people. Other patrons of the trust include Jonathan Agnew, Anton du Beke and Graeme Swann. He is also a governor at Redmile Primary School, and a member of Radcliffe-on-Trent Golf Club playing off a handicap of 7.