Alex Loudon

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Alex Loudon

England
Batting style	Right hand bat
Bowling style	Right arm off break
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	-	1
Runs scored	-	0
Batting average	-	0.00
100s/50s	-/-	0/0
Top score	-	0

Overs	-	6
Wickets	-	0
Bowling average	-	-
5 wickets in innings	-	0
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	0/36
Catches/stumpings	-/-	0/-
As of 24 June 2006 Source: Cricinfo

Alexander Guy Rushworth Loudon (born 6 September 1980 in Westminster) is a former English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he was considered a promising future international player.

Loudon was educated at Eton College where he was President of the Eton Society and also captained the 1st XI and Durham University, and captained both the England Under-15 and England Under-19 teams. He was also awarded the NBC Denis Compton Award in 1999. He started his professional career at Kent before moving to Warwickshire in 2005.

Initially known for his batting, in recent years he worked hard to improve his bowling, gaining recognition as an all-rounder. An off spin bowler, he was reported to be working on the doosra, the much-discussed variation ball which turns the other way, although by his own admission his technique was still at an inconsistent stage.

Loudon was selected for the 17-man Test squad to tour Pakistan in autumn 2005, when England were looking for a second spinner in addition to Ashley Giles. However, he was not called upon to play.

He was subsequently called up as a part of the 15-man squad for the one-day internationals versus Sri Lanka in June 2006, playing a solitary game. He was not selected for either the Test or One Day legs of England's tour to Australia the following winter.

On 19 October 2007, Loudon announced his retirement from cricket to pursue a business career.^[1]