Jamie Siddons
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James Darren Siddons commonly known as "Jamie", is an Australian cricketer, renowned for his involvement in Sheffield Shield first-class cricket
over a 16-year career. He initially played for Victoria, and later for South Australia
.
On 23 November 1997 he broke David Hookes
' Shield run record of 9,364, going on to make 10,643 runs in 146 games. He is considered by some to be one of the finest batsmen in Shield competition not to receive a regular international spot, having been given just one opportunity to represent Australia in a One Day International (ODI), in 1988, scoring 32.
Siddons also played two games for the Sydney Swans
Australian rules football
club in 1984.
On 28 October 2007 Siddons was named the coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team.
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
over a 16-year career. He initially played for Victoria, and later for South Australia
Southern Redbacks
The South Australia cricket team, nicknamed the Southern Redbacks and known as the West End Redbacks due to their sponsorship agreement with local brewers West End, are an Australian first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia, and represent the state of South Australia...
.
On 23 November 1997 he broke David Hookes
David Hookes
David William Hookes was an Australian cricketer, broadcaster and coach of the Victorian cricket team. An aggressive left-handed batsman, Hookes usually batted in the middle order...
' Shield run record of 9,364, going on to make 10,643 runs in 146 games. He is considered by some to be one of the finest batsmen in Shield competition not to receive a regular international spot, having been given just one opportunity to represent Australia in a One Day International (ODI), in 1988, scoring 32.
Siddons also played two games for the Sydney Swans
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club in 1984.
On 28 October 2007 Siddons was named the coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team.