Personal information | ||||
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Full name | Edmund John Eckersley | |||
Born | 9 August 1989 Oxford, England |
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Nickname | Jazza[1] | |||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||
Batting style | Right-handed | |||
Role | Wicketkeeper | |||
Domestic team information | ||||
Years | Team | |||
2011–present | Leicestershire | |||
2010 | Unicorns | |||
2008 | MCC | |||
Only List A | 1 August 2008 MCC v Bangladesh A | |||
Career statistics | ||||
Competition | List A | |||
Matches | 1 | |||
Runs scored | 1 | |||
Batting average | 1.00 | |||
100s/50s | –/– | |||
Top score | 1 | |||
Catches/stumpings | 3/0 | |||
Source: CricketArchive, 16 May 2010 |
Edmund John "Ned" Eckersley, (born 9 August 1989, Oxford) is an English cricketer. He made his List A debut playing for the MCC in 2008, having previously played for Middlesex Second XI and the MCC Young Cricketers (YC). His debut, against Bangledesh A, saw him make three catches as wicketkeeper, but only scored one run.[2] As a member of the MCC YC squad, he was chosen to perform 12th man duties in the 2009 Ashes Lord's Test and got the opportunity to field on the fourth day.[3][4]
In 2010, Eckersley was selected as one of 21 players to form the first Unicorns squad to take part in the Clydesdale Bank 40 domestic one day competition against the regular first-class counties. The Unicorns were made up of 15 former county cricket professionals and 6 young cricketers looking to make it in the professional game.[5]
In 2011, Eckersley was offered a trial at leicestershire after some impressive performances in 2010 for the MCC Young Cricketers. He spent most of the season with the second eleven, becoming the teams highest scorer, and was rewarded for this late on in the 2011 season, making his debut for the Leicestershire first team, against Surrey at Grace Road. He then followed that up with some solid batting displays against Gloucestershire in particular making his maiden first class fifty, and taking four catches as wicketkeeper.