Keith Pont

Who is Keith Pont?

Keith Rupert Pont is a first class cricketer. He was born in Wanstead in 1953 and played for Essex from 1970 to 1986. A 6 foot 2 inch seam bowling all rounder, he scored 6558 runs in 198 first class games, with a best of 125* against Glamorgan among his 7 centuries, and took 96 wickets with a best of 5 for 17. He scored another 2894 runs and claimed 146 wickets in 249 one day games. His brother, Ian Pont, also played for the county. He went on to become director of development at the ECB and, in 2005, chief executive of the Get Fit Foundation.