Jake Needham (cricketer)

Jake Needham
Personal information
Full name Jake Needham
Born 30 September 1986
Portsmouth, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005-2012 Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20
Matches 19 42 14
Runs scored 384 224 16
Batting average 20.21 13.17 8.00
100s/50s -/- -/- -/-
Top score 48 42 7*
Balls bowled 2263 1395 159
Wickets 35 26 8
Bowling average 36.22 46.46 26.50
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0
10 wickets in match - 0 0
Best bowling 6/49 3/36 4/21
Catches/stumpings 10/- 13/- 4/-
Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2013

Jake Needham (born 30 September 1986) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He made his Derbyshire first team debut in 2006, having spent two years in the second team.

Having first appeared (and finished not-out) in a Second XI Trophy match, marred by a 12-run penalty award to Derbyshire which handed them a match victory by one wicket, he later appeared in his debut first-team match against Essex, a match which he played on the same day as he was supposed to be receiving his A-level results.

An off-spinner, he has proven slightly expensive in his rookie season, though this is perhaps to be expected from such a young character.

Jake has recently been given a new two-year contract, seeing him stay at the county until at least 2010.

In October 2007, Needham traveled to Victoria, Australia, where he has accepted a one season contract to play for club cricket side St. Mary's during the English Winter.

In May 2012, he retired from professional cricket after asking to be released from the final year of his contract with Derbyshire. The county have accepted his request, ending Needham's six-year stay. He is still involved in club cricket at the highest level however and has been appointed captain of Ockbrook and Borrowash, who play in the Derbyshire Premier League in place of Kevin Dean, another Ex-Derbyshire player.

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