Jamie Cox

Jamie Cox

Personal information
Full name	Jamie Cox
Born	(1969-10-15) 15 October 1969 Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm off break
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1987-2006	Tasmania
2001-2004	Somerset
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 264 192 7 Runs scored 18614 5716 139 Batting average 42.69 31.75 23.16 100s/50s 51/81 6/39 0/1 Top score 250 131 53 Balls bowled 729 180 – Wickets 5 4 – Bowling average 94.00 36.00 – 5 wickets in innings 0 0 – 10 wickets in match 0 n/a – Best bowling 3/46 3/28 – Catches/stumpings 124/– 63/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 February 2008

Jamie Cox (born 15 October 1969 in Burnie, Tasmania, Australia) is a former opening batsman cricketer, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers in Australia's domestic competitions.

He previously played county cricket in England where he captained Somerset. Since November 2006 he has been a member of Cricket Australia's National Selection Committee.^[1] He is currently the Director of Cricket at the South Australian Cricket Association.^[2]

Career

Jamie Cox was born in Burnie in Tasmania on 15 October 1969 and from a young age was breaking batting records. In high school, he broke the all-schools batting record for Australian school cricket, previously held by Bill Lawry. He made his first grade debut for Burnie as a 15 year old in 1984.

As a young player, Cox played Australian rules football for local side Wynyard, before being drafted to the Victorian Football League's Essendon Football Club in 1987. However, Cox never played a senior game with the Bombers, instead focusing on cricket.

In first grade cricket, Cox, with partner Dene Hills broke the Tasmanian first grade partnership record in his first season, and was immediately elevated to first-class cricket before his 18th birthday, in 1987.

Cox was expected to go from there to play for Australia and to captain Australia in Test cricket, however in Cox's first 5 seasons, in spite of mostly batting with Hills, Cox finished with a batting average under 30.

In 1992, at the age of 23, Jamie Cox had his first good season, where he averaged over 50, and from then on he averaged over 50 in 8 consecutive seasons, bringing his cumulative batting average up to nearly 50.

In 2001, Jamie Cox was playing county cricket for Somerset in England when the Australian tourists played.

At the end of the 2004 season with Somerset, Jamie Cox was dropped from the county team. He nearly retired, as Tasmania failed to select him. After playing the occasional game for the next season, he announced his retirement from first-class cricket in March 2006.

After Cricket

Cox was a cricket media analyst/journalist and Athlete Career and Education Consultant with the Tasmanian Institute of Sport.^[3]

After writing his "Postcards" series in various newspapers while playing, he has already appeared in both Australian and International print, including "Inside Cricket" magazine, and on ABC television broadcasts as a commentator.

In November 2006 he was regarded as a surprise choice to replace Allan Border as a selector of the national cricket team.^[1]

Cox is currently the Director of Cricket at the South Australian Cricket Association.

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 BBC SPORT | Cricket | England | Cox joins Aussie selection panel
2. ↑ http://www.cricketsa.com.au/default.aspx?p=63
3. ↑ Actively In Touch

External links

• CricInfo player profile
• Jamie Cox's 2000-1 post cards from Somerset and Tasmania