Darren Bicknell

Darren John Bicknell is an English former cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler.
Born in Guildford, Darren is the brother of former English [cricket team|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 [County Cricket Club|Surrey], but he finished his career with seven seasons at Nottinghamshire [County Cricket Club|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.