Jamie Porter
Porter in 2017
Personal information
Full name
James Alexander Porter
Born (1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 (age 30)
Leytonstone, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–presentEssex (squad no. 44)
First-class debut9 September 2014 Essex v Kent
List A debut4 August 2014 Essex v Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 124 41 25
Runs scored 505 55 5
Batting average 5.94 9.16 5.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 34 10* 1*
Balls bowled 20,481 1,902 421
Wickets 466 40 19
Bowling average 23.76 38.70 33.47
5 wickets in innings 17 0 0
10 wickets in match 3 0 0
Best bowling 7/41 4/29 4/20
Catches/stumpings 40/– 8/– 6/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 September 2023

James Alexander Porter (born 25 May 1993) is an English cricketer who has played first-class cricket for Essex since 2014.[1] He is a righthanded batsman who bowls right arm medium-fast pace.[2][3]

Career

In the 2011/12 season, Porter attended the Darren Lehmann Cricket Academy and played club cricket for the West Torrens District Cricket Club in Adelaide.[4][5] In 2013, Porter was included in the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Young Cricketers squad – he was already a member of the Essex Second XI.[6] At the time, he was a part-time cricketer, and also worked as a recruitment consultant.[7][8] He played club cricket for Fives & Heronians club in Chigwell, before moving to Chingford cricket club, taking 33 wickets at an average of 13 in the 2014 season, as Chingford took their maiden Essex Premier League title.[9] He made his senior Essex debut in September 2014,[10][11] taking the wicket of Darren Stevens with his fifth delivery in first-class cricket.[12] He also became the first player to represent a county team and Chingford since Robin Hobbs in 1961.[9] At the end of the 2014 season, Porter signed a new Essex contract until 2016.[13]

He played his first full season for Essex in the 2015 season, taking 38 wickets in the first 10 County Championship matches.[14] Essex head coach Paul Grayson called Porter refreshing, and said that "He's a good character and he's a very good bowler. He's lively medium, he does something with the ball and he asks lots of questions of batsmen."[12] In a tour match against an Australian team, Porter took 3 wickets in the second innings, dismissing David Warner, Peter Siddle and Nathan Lyon;[15][16] before the match, Porter had stated that he wanted to dismiss Warner.[14]

He made his Twenty20 debut for Essex in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 7 July 2017.[17]

In April 2018 he was named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for his contribution to the Essex team that won the 2017 County Championship[18]

In July 2018, he was named in England's Test squad for the first Test against India,[19] but he was not selected for the match.[20]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Jamie Porter interview: It's business as usual for Cricketer of the Year as Essex title defence begins". www.thecricketer.com.
  2. ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Five county players to make a mark". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Former Players". dlca.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  5. ^ "MCC Young Cricketers in winter". lords.org. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  6. ^ "MCC announce 2013 YC intake". ecb.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Jamie Porter out to make most of second chance with Essex Cricket Club". Echo. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  8. ^ "From Rookie Consultant to First Class Cricketer! – Mediplacements Internal News". mediplacements.com. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2015.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Jamie Porter delivers for Essex after almost packing it in". Brentwood Gazette. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Essex settle against Kent after Sam Northeast century". Thurrock Gazette. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  12. ^ a b "BBC Sport – Paul Grayson: Essex bowler Jamie Porter 'refreshing'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  13. ^ "BBC Sport – Essex: Jamie Porter, Callum Taylor and Tom Moore sign contracts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  14. ^ a b "Jamie Porter has his eye on claiming prize wicket as Australia tour match begins". Echo. July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Essex v Australia – Ashes 2015 – Cricket News & Live Scorecards – Sporting Life". sportinglife.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  16. ^ "Essex 200 (48.4 ov, TC Moore 16*, NM Lyon 1/64) – Match over – Live Scorecard – ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  17. ^ "NatWest t20 Blast, South Group: Essex v Surrey at Chelmsford, Jul 7, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  18. ^ Wisden names three female World Cup winners in its five cricketers of 2017 The Guardian, 11 Apr 2018
  19. ^ "England name squad for first Test against India". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  20. ^ "Adil Rashid given the nod as India hunt overseas glory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

External links

Essex County Cricket Club – current squad
PCA Player of the Year
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