Glen George Read was born on 4 September 1981 in Cuckfield, West Sussex and played cricket in his formative years for Sussex 2nd XI before going to Durham University and making his first-class debut for the University side.
Read also represented the British Universities.
Read is a tall left arm medium-fast swing bowler.
He has an impressive first-class economy rate and was unlucky not to have a better first-class bowling average with some strong performances against the counties and Bangladesh, with the prize scalp of Mohammad Ashraful.
Glen Read also played against the Sri Lankan A touring side in 2004 picking up three wickets.
Read also played in the North East Premier League for Philadelphia and Chester-le-Street Cricket Clubs, and in the Middlesex League for Southgate CC.