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| Full name | William Ingleby Jefferson | |||
| Born | 25 October 1979 Derby, England |
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| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | |||
| Batting style | Right-handed batsman | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm slow | |||
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| Source: [1], March 21 2011 | ||||
William Ingleby Jefferson (born 25 October 1979) is a professional cricketer who currently plays for Leicestershire and who played for Essex County Cricket Club until 2006, and for Nottinghamshire until 2009. Standing about 6 foot 10 inches (2.08 m) tall,[1] he is the tallest player in county cricket, and among the tallest professional cricketers ever.[2]
Jefferson is a right-handed opening batsman and a reliable slip fielder. He was born in Derby to a cricketing family; his father Richard Jefferson played first-class cricket for Surrey. He showed his promise at Oundle School and Durham University, and made his first-class debut for British Universities against the touring Zimbabweans in 2000.
His first full season at Essex was 2002, during which he scored 815 first-class runs; his 165 not out in the final match of the season[3] made a major contribution to Essex winning the second division of the County Championship.
His best season so far was 2004, in which he scored 1555 first-class runs at an average of 55.53 with 6 centuries including a high score of 222.[4] In 2005, a slump in form saw him relegated to the Essex Second XI, but he responded with 303 not out against MCC Young Cricketers,[5] and regained his place in the first team.
Before the start of the 2006 season, he suffered a freak accident, cutting his left wrist whilst trying to open a window, and severing the tendons.[6] After recovering from this injury, he failed to regain a regular place in the Essex side, and left the county by mutual consent in August 2006.[7] In September of that year, he signed a three-year contract with Nottinghamshire.[8]
In January 2007, he was selected for the England A team to tour Bangladesh in February and March.[9][10]
Jefferson had his contract terminated by Nottinghamshire in September 2009 after a run of poor form stretching back two years. However, he marked a return to form by scoring 112 in the first match of the 2011 county season.
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