| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Ashley Stuart Spires | |||
| Born | 12 November 1979 Solihull, Warwickshire, England |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1999-2005 | Warwickshire | |||
| 2001 | Warwickshire Cricket Board | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | FC | LA | ||
| Matches | 7 | 1 | ||
| Runs scored | 70 | – | ||
| Batting average | 17.50 | – | ||
| 100s/50s | –/– | –/– | ||
| Top score | 37* | – | ||
| Balls bowled | 1,330 | 60 | ||
| Wickets | 20 | 1 | ||
| Bowling average | 38.40 | 33.00 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 1 | – | ||
| 10 wickets in match | – | – | ||
| Best bowling | 5/165 | 1/33 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 3/– | –/– | ||
| Source: Cricinfo, 25 October 2010 | ||||
James 'Jamie' Ashley Stuart Spires (born 12 November 1979) is an English cricketer. 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] In his only List A match he took a single wicket at a cost of 33 runs.[5]
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.