cricket at Grace Road against Kent on 6 August 2011 in a T20 quarter final, which meant that should Leicestershire beat Kent and get into finals day he would play. Leicestershire got into finals day, with their highest ever T20 chase of 203 in 20 overs, which they managed in 19.2 overs, with Nixon scoring 31 runs from 17 deliveries. Leicestershire then went on to win the competition; firstly beating Lancashire in a super over eliminator, then beating Somerset by 18 runs in the final, meaning that Nixon got the winning end to his career. His retirement on 27 August 2011 marked the end of his 23-year career. References External links Cricket Online Profile Cricinfo Profile Paul Nixon Benefit Year Website Leicestershire County Cricket Club Website Footage of Reverse Sweeps off Muralitharan 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Carlisle, Cumbria Cricketers from Cumbria Cricketers at the 2007 Cricket World Cup English cricketers England One Day International cricketers England Twenty20 International cricketers Leicestershire cricketers Leicestershire cricket captains Kent cricketers Delhi Giants cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Cumberland cricketers English cricket coaches Caribbean Premier League coaches ICL World XI cricketers Test and County Cricket Board XI cricketers First-Class Counties Select XI cricketers Bangladesh Premier League coaches Wicket-keepers