Jeremy Batty
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Jeremy David Batty is an English
cricket
er, who appeared for Yorkshire
and Somerset
as a right-handed batsman, and off spin
bowler.
Batty made his Yorkshire debut in 1989, leaving the county in 1994 to play for Somerset until 1996. In 84 first-class
matches he scored 1,149 runs at 15.95 with two fifties, and took 179 wickets at 41.56, with a career best of 6 for 48. He appeared for Buckinghamshire
in 2003 and 2004.
His brother, Gareth Batty
, has also played first-class cricket and appeared for England.
Jeremy Batty now plays for Harden Cricket Club in the Airedale-Wharfedale Senior Cricket League
in West Yorkshire, after moving back to the area. He bats middle order, and bowls first change there.
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, who appeared for Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
and Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset 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 Somerset...
as a right-handed batsman, and off spin
Off spin
Off spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled by an off spinner, a right-handed spin bowler who uses his or her fingers and/or wrist to spin the ball from a right-handed batsman's off side to the leg side...
bowler.
Batty made his Yorkshire debut in 1989, leaving the county in 1994 to play for Somerset until 1996. In 84 first-class
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...
matches he scored 1,149 runs at 15.95 with two fifties, and took 179 wickets at 41.56, with a career best of 6 for 48. He appeared for Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club
Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play...
in 2003 and 2004.
His brother, Gareth Batty
Gareth Batty
Gareth Jon Batty is an English cricketer, more specifically a spin-bowler. He is the younger brother of the former Yorkshire and Somerset off-spinner, Jeremy Batty.-Life and career:...
, has also played first-class cricket and appeared for England.
Jeremy Batty now plays for Harden Cricket Club in the Airedale-Wharfedale Senior Cricket League
Airedale-Wharfedale Senior Cricket League
The Airedale and Wharfedale Senior Cricket League is an amateur cricket competition in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. It is made up of 36 local teams spread over three divisions. The league runs 3 distinct competitions as well as a cup competition for each.- Organisation & Structure :36 clubs...
in West Yorkshire, after moving back to the area. He bats middle order, and bowls first change there.