Jamie Spires
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James 'Jamie' Ashley Stuart Spires (born 12 November 1979) is an English
cricket
er. Spires is a right-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Solihull
, Warwickshire
.
Spires made his debut in first-class cricket
for Warwickshire
against Middlesex
in 2001. From 2001 to 2002, he represented the county in 7 first-class matches, the last of which came against Sussex
in the County Championship
. In his 7 first-class matches, he scored 70 runs at a batting average
of 17.50, with a high score of 37*
. In the field he took 3 catches. With the ball he took 20 wickets at a bowling average
of 38.40, with a single five wicket haul which yielded his career best figures of 5/165.
In 2001, he represented the Warwickshire Cricket Board
in a single List A match against Cumberland
in the 1st round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
which was held in 2001 at St George's Road, Millom
. In his only List A match he took a single wicket at a cost of 33 runs.
He currently plays (and captains) club cricket for Knowle and Dorridge Cricket Club
in the Birmingham and District Premier League
, guiding them to their first ever Birmingham League title in 2009.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Spires is a right-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Solihull
Solihull
Solihull is a town in the West Midlands of England with a population of 94,753. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is located 9 miles southeast of Birmingham city centre...
, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
.
Spires made his debut in first-class cricket
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...
for Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
against Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
in 2001. From 2001 to 2002, he represented the county in 7 first-class matches, the last of which came against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
. In his 7 first-class matches, he scored 70 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 17.50, with a high score of 37*
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
. In the field he took 3 catches. With the ball he took 20 wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 38.40, with a single five wicket haul which yielded his career best figures of 5/165.
In 2001, he represented the Warwickshire Cricket Board
Warwickshire Cricket Board
The Warwickshire Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Warwickshire.From 1999 to 2003 the Board fielded a team in the English domestic one-day tournament, matches which had List-A status.-External links:...
in a single List A match against Cumberland
Cumberland County Cricket Club
Cumberland County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cumberland and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 1st round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2002 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy was the 2nd Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy following its change of name from the NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 29 August 2001 and 31 August 2002...
which was held in 2001 at St George's Road, Millom
St George's Road, Millom
St George's Road is a cricket ground in Millom, Cumberland. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1961, when Cumberland played the Lancashire Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship. From 1961 to 2002, the ground hosted 32 Minor Counties Championship matches, with the final match held...
. In his only List A match he took a single wicket at a cost of 33 runs.
He currently plays (and captains) club cricket for Knowle and Dorridge Cricket Club
Knowle and Dorridge Cricket Club
Knowle and Dorridge Cricket Club is an amateur cricket club in Knowle, near Solihull in Warwickshire. They play their home games at Station Road in Knowle.-Roll of Honour:*1998 Division One 1st XI Runners-Up*1998 Division One 2nd XI Runners-Up...
in the Birmingham and District Premier League
Birmingham and District Premier League
The Birmingham and District Cricket League is the oldest club cricket league in the world, formed in 1888. Arguably the strongest club competition in the country, it was also the first ECB Premier League, being designated such in 1998.- Geography :...
, guiding them to their first ever Birmingham League title in 2009.
External links
- Jamie Spires at CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- Jamie Spires at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...