Paul Aldred

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Paul Aldred (born 4 February 1969) is a former English first-class cricketer. Between 1995 and 2002 he played for Derbyshire.

Born in Chellaston, Derby, Aldred was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. His county debut came in 1995, and his top batting score of 83, achieved against Hampshire, came during 1997. His best bowling figures are 7/101, achieved against Lancashire in Derby in Derbyshire's 1999. He continued in First-class cricket until 2002, when he retired.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4191/4191.html Paul Aldred at Cricket Archive]

Since finishing at Derbyshire, Aldred has been running his own cricket coaching business [http://www.centralurcderby.org.uk/Sports%20Clubs.htm Derbyshire Congregational Cricket Club]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.thepca.co.uk/assets/files/pdfs/PP_Newsletter_issue4.pdf |title=Past Cricketers Association Newsletter 4 |access-date=23 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201160403/http://thepca.co.uk/assets/files/pdfs/PP_Newsletter_issue4.pdf |archive-date=1 December 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} and has become the patron of the Derbyshire Disabled Cricket team. He also has a business making handmade cricket bats.{{Cite web |title=The Story |url=https://www.aldredcricketbats.com/the-story/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=Aldred Cricket Bats |language=en-GB}}