Jamie Hewitt (cricketer)

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Jamie Hewitt
Personal information
Full name
James Peter Hewitt
Born (1976-02-26) 26 February 1976 (age 48)
Southwark, London
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium fast
RoleAllrounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1996–2001Middlesex
2002–2003Kent
2005–2008Oxfordshire
2009–2012Hertfordshire
2013–2014Bedfordshire
FC debut20 April 1996 Middlesex v Oxford Univ
Last FC19 April 2002 Kent v Hampshire
LA debut27 August 1995 Middlesex v Yorkshire
Last LA28 May 2003 Kent v Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 61 81
Runs scored 1,264 335
Batting average 18.31 11.16
100s/50s 0/3 0/0
Top score 75 32*
Balls bowled 8,485 3,135
Wickets 170 72
Bowling average 29.10 33.77
5 wickets in innings 5 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6/14 4/24
Catches/stumpings 23/– 24/–
Source: CricInfo, 3 November 2017

James Peter Hewitt (born 1976), known as Jamie Hewitt, is a former English professional cricketer. He played county cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club and Kent County Cricket Club between 1995 and 2003 and later played minor counties cricket, as a seam bowling all-rounder. He was born in Southwark in London in 1976 and was educated at Richmond upon Thames College, Kingston College and City of Westminster College.[1]

Cricket career

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Hewitt played for Middlesex's Second XI from 1994 before making his senior debut for the club in the Sunday League. He went on to make his first-class cricket debut in April 1996 against Oxford University at the University Parks.[2] He made his County Championship debut against Gloucestershire in May of the same year, taking a wicket with his first ball.[3] Hewitt went on to play in over 130 senior matches for Middlesex and was awarded his county cap in 1998.[2][4] He was considered a "richly promising seamer" and took 60 wickets for the county in 1997, although his bowling form was thought to have "declined alarmingly" after 1998.[1][4]

Injuries and issues with confidence reduced his effectiveness and in 2000 he did not play at all for Middlesex.[1][5] He took 170 first-class wickets for the county,[2] his finest moment was taking 6/14 when he and Angus Fraser bowled out Glamorgan for 31 all out at Sophia Gardens in 1997.[3][6]

Before the start of the 2001 season Hewitt was approached by Kent County Cricket Club with a view to him joining the club on a three-year contract. This was deemed to be an illegal approach and Kent were later fined.[4][7] At the end of the 2001 season Hewitt did join Kent on a two-year contract, playing for the county during 2002 and 2003.[5][8] He made only six senior appearances for the county before being released during the 2003 season.[1]

Coaching career

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After leaving Kent, Hewitt was player-coach for Oxfordshire between 2005 and 2008,[9][10] Hertfordshire from 2009 to 2012 and Bedfordshire during 2013 and 2014.[2][11][12] He set up his own coaching academy, is an ECB Level 4 coach and has been Performance Coach and Head of Development for Hertfordshire.[13][14][15][16] In 2014 he began working at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School in London coaching cricket and building partnerships between Middlesex and the school.[15][16][17] As of August 2017 he remained in this role.[18]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Williamson M Jamie Hewitt, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  2. ^ a b c d Jamie Hewitt, Middlesex County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  3. ^ a b Culley J (1997) Cricket: Moles needled by inaccuracy, The Independent, 1997-06-15. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  4. ^ a b c Steen R (2001) Cricket Focus: Hewitt approach may cost Kent, The Daily Telegraph, 2001-04-21. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  5. ^ a b Mann S (2002) New regime at Canterbury, BBC Sport, 2002-04-09. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  6. ^ Llewellyn D (1998) Cricket: Hewitt steers Middlesex to safety, The Independent, 1998-05-30. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  7. ^ Disciplinary panel warns Kent as to future conduct, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  8. ^ Hewitt signs for Kent, BBC Sport, 2001-11-21. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  9. ^ Cricket: Hewitt keeps reisn for cup, Oxford Mail, 2005-06-10. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  10. ^ CRICKET: Hewitt's day to forget, The Oxford Times, 2006-06-26. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  11. ^ Cricket: Hewitt looking to build strong future at Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire News, 2013-03-09.
  12. ^ Hewitt returns to skipper Bedfordshire in season finale Archived 7 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Bedford Today, 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  13. ^ Hutchinson J (2010) Win expert tuition from former Kent and Middlesex cricketer Jamie Hewitt, Welwyn Hatfield Times, 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  14. ^ About us, Jamie Hewitt Cricket Academy. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  15. ^ a b Fissler N (2016) Where are they now? Middlesex – 2002 County Championship Division Two runners up, The Cricket Paper, 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  16. ^ a b Cricket, Skylight, Spring 2014, Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  17. ^ Haberdasher's Aske's, The Playing Fields of England: An A-Z Guide To The Summer Game’s Top 100 Schools 2017, The Cricketer, 2016-12-02 p.24. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  18. ^ Habs Cricket 2017 Season Report, Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
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Jamie Hewitt at ESPNcricinfo