James Fuller (New Zealand cricketer)

James Fuller
Personal information
Full name James Kerr Fuller
Born 24 January 1990
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Role All-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2013 Otago
2011– Gloucestershire (squad no. 26)
2013– Auckland
FC debut 20 March 2010 Otago v Northern Districts
LA debut 25 August 2009 Gloucestershire v Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 20 26 24
Runs scored 299 295 144
Batting average 13.00 21.07 18.00
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 57 43 36
Balls bowled 3,071 1,048 503
Wickets 53 43 29
Bowling average 34.30 23.53 25.24
5 wickets in innings 3 1 0
10 wickets in match 1 n/a n/a
Best bowling 6/24 6/35 4/24
Catches/stumpings 7/– 7/– 11/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 December 2013

James Kerr Fuller (born 24 January 1990) is a New Zealand cricketer who bowls right arm fast. He played in the New Zealand U-19 cricket team, and made his first class cricket debut for Otago in March 2010. He moved to England in 2011 to play for Gloucestershire after signing a 3-year contract in August 2010 as an English passport holder.[1]

In the quarter final of the 2012 Friends Life t20 tournament against Sussex, Fuller conceded 38 runs from one over to fellow Kiwi Scott Styris.[2][3] On 20 January 2013 Fuller took 4/24 for Otago to win the 2012–13 HRV Cup 2012/13 against Wellington Firebirds. Less than a week later he inflicted similar destruction upon Wellington, this time in the Plunket Shield, he took 4/55 in the first innings followed by 6/24 in the second as Otago won by an innings and 290 runs. In July 2013 he took a first-class hat-trick for Gloucestershire v Worcestershire at Cheltenham, removing 3 top order batsmen.[4] He was overjoyed to do it in the presence of his family visiting from New Zealand.[5] In August 2013, Fuller signed a new two-year contract after a very successful 2013.[6]

In October 2013, Fuller signed for Auckland Aces in New Zealand, to play for the entire duration of the HRV Twenty20 Cup.[7]

Career best performances

As of 28 December 2013:

Batting Bowling
Score Fixture Venue Season Score Fixture Venue Season
FC 57 Gloucestershire v Leicestershire Cheltenham 2012 6-24 Otago v Wellington Dunedin 2013
LA 43 Gloucestershire Gladiators v Lancashire Lightning Bristol 2012 6-35 Gloucestershire Gladiators v Netherlands Amstelveen 2012
T20 36 Gloucestershire Gladiators v Worcestershire Royals Worcester 2012 4-24 Otago Volts v Wellington Firebirds Dunedin 2013

References

  1. "Player Profile". Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  2. "Scott Styris hits equal third-fastest T20 ton as Sussex beat Gloucestershire". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  3. "38 runs in an over WORST OVER IN ALL CRICKET HISTORY". YouTube. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  4. "James Fuller joins Cheltenham hat-trick club". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  5. "Fuller delighted with hat-trick". YouTube. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  6. "Gloucestershire bowler signs two-year deal". BBC Sport. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  7. "Hodge among four signed by Auckland". CricInfo. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.

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