Jamie Overton
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Full name | Jamie Overton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Barnstaple, Devon, England | 10 April 1994||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | C Overton (Twin brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012– | Somerset (squad no. 11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Devon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 16 May 2012 Somerset v Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LA debut | 4 May 2012 Somerset v Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 4 May 2016 |
Jamie Overton (born 10 April 1994 in Barnstaple, Devon) is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler who also bats right-handed.[1] He made his debut for the county in the 2012 Clydesdale Bank 40 against Surrey.[2] His twin brother, Craig, also plays for Somerset.[3]
Overton began a rise to wider prominence in the cricket world with a hostile spell of bowling in the opening match of the 2012 U-19 World Cup against Australia in Townsville, registering speeds approaching 93 mph (150kph) on his way to claiming two top-order wickets via slip catches held by his brother.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Player Profile: Jamie Overton". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ↑ "CB40 Group B, Surrey v Somerset at London, May 4, 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ↑ "Player Profile: Craig Overton". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ↑ "Competitive Overton twins put in creditable show". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ↑ "Jamie Overton, Wicket Maiden". YouTube. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
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