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The article was archived by Ian Rose via FACBot (talk) 07:41, 6 December 2015 [1].

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Craig Kieswetter

Nominator(s): Harrias ^talk 09:27, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

Craig Kieswetter was one of those England cricketers who bounced in and out of the team. He had a good run in one-day cricket early in his career, and was man of the match in the final when England won the World Twenty20, the first one-day trophy won by the team. He later lost his England place to one of his Somerset team-mates. At domestic level, he was one of Somerset's star players until he was struck in the eye by the ball, ending his career prematurely.

This article underwent a GA review by Sturmvogel 66, who helped to reduce the amount of jargon used, or at least reminded me to explain it or wikilink it. Relentlessly very kindly copy-edited the article, both improving the quality of the prose, and identifying a number of areas where the referencing fell short. Crisco 1492 took a quick look at the images. Harrias ^talk 09:27, 2 November 2015 (UTC) Comments from Dweller

• Significant omission: description of his batting style and keeping abilities, and his role (opener, etc)
  • I've added a section about this, although I've yet to find anything (other than glowing praise from a local paper after his retirement) about his keeping worth adding. I know there is some stuff around, it's just a case of sifting through sources. Harrias ^talk 10:41, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
    • Added a little about his keeping (and bowling!) now too. Harrias ^talk 11:13, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
• Cricket helmet says "grill". This article uses "grille". Which?
  • Both seem common online, the Daily Telegraph certainly uses "grille" though. Harrias ^talk 17:03, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
• What's he doing now?
• What's his vision like now?
  • With both of these points: there's been nothing in reliable sources (ie, not Twitter) since he retired. He did say he was interested in getting into the media, which was mentioned in an interview he did around his retirement, but he certainly hasn't as yet that I've seen. Harrias ^talk 17:03, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
    • I've added a sentence on this at the end. Harrias ^talk 10:41, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
• If he was 18 when he went to Millfield, was he 2 years older than all the other kids?
  • Presumably, but then and again, Millfield may well have a range of ages, given its reputation for sports; it would be speculation to add anything to the article, I think. Harrias ^talk 17:03, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
    • I'm less sure about this now, there is nothing particularly verifiable, but it looks like he might have turned up mid-year, literally just to do his A-levels. Harrias ^talk 10:41, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
• No explanation that I could see about how he managed to qualify for England
  • Ooops, mentioned this in the lead, and not thereafter. Will add it to the body. Harrias ^talk 17:03, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
    • Added this now. Harrias ^talk 10:41, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
• Family? Interests?
  • I've mentioned his parents early on, I know he has at least a brother, but I was loathe to mention him without any sources that specifically mention if he has any other siblings, could add it though? Interest-wise, there is nothing note-worthy, anything that could be added would just be trivia really; football team supported and that sort of rubbish. Not sure any of it could be sourced anyway. Harrias ^talk 17:03, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

More to come, perhaps --Dweller (talk) 15:39, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

@Dweller: Thanks for those comments; I've replied to a few and would be interested on your thoughts, while some others I need to spend more time on. Harrias ^talk 17:03, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

Closing comment -- sorry but this nom has stalled so I'll be archiving it shortly. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 07:40, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

• Closing note: This candidate has been archived, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close. Please see WP:FAC/ar, and leave the {{featured article candidates}} template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. Ian Rose (talk) 07:41, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

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