Lewis Hatchett

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Lewis Hatchett

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = Lewis James Hatchett

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|1|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Left-arm medium-fast

| role =

| club1 = Sussex

| year1 = {{nowrap|2010–2016}}

| clubnumber1 = 5

| type1 = FC

| debutdate1 = 12 May

| debutyear1 = 2010

| debutfor1 = Sussex

| debutagainst1 = Cambridge MCCU

| type2 = LA

| debutdate2 = 20 May

| debutyear2 = 2013

| debutfor2 = Sussex

| debutagainst2 = Netherlands

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 27

| runs1 = 224

| bat avg1 = 9.73

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 25

| deliveries1 = 4,038

| wickets1 = 72

| bowl avg1 = 35.08

| fivefor1 = 3

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/47

| catches/stumpings1 = 10/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 16

| runs2 = 9

| bat avg2 = 4.50

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 5

| deliveries2 = 670

| wickets2 = 19

| bowl avg2 = 33.15

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/44

| catches/stumpings2 = 5/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 10

| runs3 = 0

| bat avg3 = 0.00

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 0*

| deliveries3 = 185

| wickets3 = 11

| bowl avg3 = 27.63

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 3/23

| catches/stumpings3 = 0/–

| date = 12 June

| year = 2016

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/325/325979/325979.html CricketArchive

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Lewis James Hatchett (born 21 January 1990) is an English former cricketer. Hatchett is a left-handed batsman who bowls left-arm medium-fast. He was born at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, and was educated at Steyning Grammar School. He was born with Poland syndrome, meaning that he was born without a right pectoral muscle and two ribs.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1058796.html |title=Hatchett retires after defying the odds |accessdate=24 September 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

Hatchett made his first-class debut for Sussex against Cambridge MCCU at Fenner's in May 2010.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/325/325979/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Lewis Hatchett|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=12 July 2012}} He claimed his maiden first-class wickets during the match, with the wickets of Stephen Gray and Anand Ashok in Cambridge MCCU's first-innings and Rob Woolley and Peter Turnbull in their second-innings.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/262/262661.html|title=Cambridge MCCU v Sussex, 2010|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=12 July 2012}} In July 2010, he made two appearances in the County Championship against Middlesex and Leicestershire. It was against Leicestershire that he claimed his maiden five wicket haul, with figures of 5/47 in Leicestershire's first-innings.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/262/262921.html|title=Leicestershire v Sussex, 2010 County Championship|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=12 July 2012}} He made one further appearance in that season's County Championship, against Worcestershire. At the end of that season, he signed a three-year contract with Sussex, with coach Mark Davis stating "He's an exciting prospect, a left-armer who swings the ball and he's destined for a long and successful career."{{cite news|url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/cricket/generalcricket/8421667.Hatchett_signs_pro_deal_with_Sussex/|title=Hatchett signs pro deal with Sussex|date=29 September 2010|work=The Argus|accessdate=12 July 2012}}

When not on Sussex duty, Lewis has played club cricket for East Grinstead Cricket Club in West Sussex, since 2009.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eastgrinsteadcourier.co.uk/Lewis-Hatchett-inspires-East-Grinstead-victory/story-19232611-detail/story.html|title=Sussex News - Latest local news, pictures, video - Kent Live}}

He made just one first-class appearance in 2011, against Oxford MCCU at the University Parks; he again made a single first-class appearance the following year, against Surrey in the County Championship at The Oval.

In September 2016 he retired from cricket following medical advice.