James Atkinson (cricketer)

Jamie Atkinson
Personal information
Full name James John Atkinson
Born 23 August 1990
Hong Kong
Batting style Right-handed
Role Wicket-keeper
International information
National side
  • Hong Kong
ODI debut (cap 14) 24 June 2008 v Pakistan
Last ODI 8 November 2014 v Papua New Guinea
Only T20I (cap 2) 16 March 2014 v Nepal
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009 Durham UCCE
2013 Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 4 7 11 20
Runs scored 89 126 328 635
Batting average 22.25 12.60 36.44 33.42
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/6
Top score 28 34 85 87*
Catches/stumpings 4/1 6/1 12/1 5/2
Source: CricketArchive, 4 May 2014

James John Atkinson (born 24 August 1990 in Hong Kong) is an international cricketer who has played two One Day Internationals for Hong Kong. A wicket-keeper, he has also represented Hong Kong at Under 19s level, and was selected as part of their squad for the 2010 U-19 Cricket World Cup.[1] He was the first player born in the 1990s to play in a One Day International.

In 2014, he captained the Hong Kong team in their first global tournament, the World T20 in Bangladesh, defeating the hosts in their final match after two losses. His highest score was 31 from 20 balls against Afghanistan in Chittagong.

References

  1. "Player Profile: Jamie Atkinson". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2010-01-17.

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