Kevin Latouf

Kevin Latouf
Personal information
Full name
Kevin John Latouf
Born (1985-09-07) 7 September 1985 (age 39)
Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
NicknameLatsy[1]
Height5 ft 1[1] in (1.55 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005–2008Hampshire (squad no. 28)
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 1 11
Runs scored 29 90
Batting average 29.00 11.25
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 29 25
Catches/stumpings –/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 August 2009

Kevin John Latouf (born 7 September 1985) is a South African-born English former cricketer.

Latouf was born in South Africa at Pretoria in September 1985. As a child, he moved to England where he was raised in Fareham. He was educated at Millfield on a tennis scholarship, before progressing to Barton Peveril Sixth Form College.[2] After good form for the Hampshire Second XI in 2005, in which he scored 284 runs at an average of 56.80, Latouf was called up to the England Under-19 team for their Under-19 Test and One Day International (ODI) series against Sri Lanka Under-19s;[2] he played in all three Test and ODI matches in the series.[3][4] With Kevin Pietersen being called up to England's squad for the 2005 Ashes series, Latouf replaced him in Hampshire's squad for their Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy quarter-final, with Latouf making his debut in List A one-day cricket against Surrey. He would appear in their semi-final victory against Yorkshire, and in the final against Warwickshire at Lord's,[5] which Hampshire won by 18 runs, with Latouf taking what was described as a "stunning" catch to help dismiss Nick Knight.[6] In the absence of Pietersen for the remainder of the 2005 season, Latouf also appeared in six one-day matches in the 2005 totesport League.[5]

The following season, he made a single appearance for Hampshire in first-class cricket against Loughborough UCCE at the Rose Bowl.[7] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 29 runs in Hampshire's only innings by Richard Morris.[8] In the proceeding seasons, Latouf found his opportunities at Hampshire limited, with him making just two further one-day appearances, against the West Indies A cricket team in 2006 and Worcestershire in the 2008 Friends Provident Trophy.[5] In eleven one-day appearances, he scored 90 runs at an average of 11.25, with a highest score of 25.[9] Midway through the 2008 season, he was loaned to Warwickshire for one month, but did not feature for their first eleven.[10] He was released by Hampshire at the end of that season, alongside the Zimbabwean Greg Lamb.[6] Following his release, Latouf opened a wine bar and coffee shop in Winchester with rugby union international Chris Robshaw.[11] He has since opened a coffee bar with his wife, Flora, in Lagos, Portugal.

References

  1. ^ a b "Player profile: Kevin Latouf". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Young Kevin has a big week". Daily Echo. Southampton. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Under-19 Test Matches played by Kevin Latouf". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Under-19 ODI Matches played by Kevin Latouf". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "List A Matches played by Kevin Latouf". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Lamb and Latouf released by Hampshire". Daily Echo. Southampton. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  7. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Kevin Latouf". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Hampshire v Loughborough University Centre of Cricketing Excellence, 2006". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  9. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Kevin Latouf". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Hampshire send Latouf out on loan". BBC Sport. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  11. ^ Rock, Wesley (31 July 2013). "England rugby captain to open coffee/wine bar in Winchester". Hampshire Chronicle. Winchester. Retrieved 4 August 2023.