James Goodman (cricketer)

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James Elliot Goodman (born 19 November 1990) is a second XI cricketer currently with Kent County Cricket Club, he is a right hand top order batsman, and right arm medium pace bowler, who is currently enrolled in the Kent Academy system. He toured to India with the first team squad, and scored a hundred in his only innings with the full squad. He made his second team debut on 1st June 2006, and has been 12th man for the first team, most recently in the Twenty20 Cup game against Essex at Chelmsford (29-06-2007). He was 12th man in the pro 40 game against Leictershire and ran someone out as a sub fielder. On Monday 16th July, Goodman made his full Kent debut in the Friendly match against the touring Sri Lanka A side, claiming one catch.

In November 2007, Goodman was selected along with 14 others, to represent the England U-19 team at the World Cup in March 2008, with Goodman being the youngest in the touring party by some distance. Although opportunities were sparing, he took his chances hitting an unbeaten 63 to guide the U-19's to a two wicket win against Sri Lanka, and the following game inspiring a fruitless England with a quick fire 47 not out.

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Player Profile: James Goodman (cricketer) from Cricinfo