Sam Billings
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| Full name | Samuel William Billings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
15 June 1991 Pembury, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Bilbo, Billo, Rupert[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–present | Kent (squad no. 20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Loughborough MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 2 April 2011 Loughborough MCCU v Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 17 July 2011 Kent v Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 25 March 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samuel William Billings (born 15 June 1991) is an English cricketer. Billings is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Pembury, Kent.
While studying for his degree in Sport and Exercise Science at Loughborough University,[1] Billings made his first-class debut for Loughborough MCCU against Northamptonshire in 2011. He made a further first-class appearance for the team in 2011, against Leicestershire.[2] In his two first-class matches to date for Loughborough MCCU, he has scored 203 runs at an average of 50.75, with a high score of 131.[3] This score came on debut against Northamptonshire.[4]
Also a member of the Kent squad, Billings made his debut for the county in a first-class match against Loughborough MCCU.[2] In the 2011 season, he also made his List A debut for Kent against the Netherlands in the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40, with him standing in for regular wicket-keeper Geraint Jones. Billings has made two further List A appearances in the 2011 season,[5] as well as playing in four matches in the Friends Provident t20.[6] In 2013, Billings was still very much understudy to Geraint Jones, but was first choice in Kent's 2013 Friends Life t20 campaign,[7] and at the end of the season kept in the County Championship.[8]
Career best performances
as of 1 October 2013
| Batting | ||||
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| Score | Fixture | Venue | Season | |
| FC | 131 | Loughborough MCCU v Northamptonshire | Loughborough | 2011 |
| LA | 143 | Kent Spitfires v Derbyshire Falcons | Canterbury | 2012 |
| T20 | 59 | Kent Spitfires v Essex Eagles | Chelmsford | 2012 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Player profile: Sam Billings". www.loughboroughmccu.com. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "First-Class Matches played by Sam Billings". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Sam Billings". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ↑ "Loughborough MCCU v Northamptonshire, 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ↑ "List A Matches played by Sam Billings". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ↑ "Twenty20 Matches played by Sam Billings". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ↑ "Sam Billings aiming to seize FLt20 opportunity". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ↑ "Kent replace Geraint Jones with Sam Billings". The Times. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
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